Section 25 — Power to change certain requirements relating to the Committee

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

This version in force from 2023-06-28

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) The Lord Chancellor may by regulations—

(a) amend section 22(2) to (9), and

(b) make consequential amendments in any other provision of section 22 or in subsection (2) or (3) of this section.

(2) The Lord Chancellor may make regulations under this section only with the concurrence of—

(a) the Lord Chief Justice, and

(b) the Senior President of Tribunals.

(3) Before making regulations under this section, the Lord Chancellor must consult the following persons—

(a) the Head of Civil Justice;

(b) the Deputy Head of Civil Justice (if there is one);

(4) The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise the function of the Lord Chief Justice under subsection (2).

(5) Regulations under this section are subject to negative resolution procedure (see section 49(4)).