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1 Section 13 (Social Security Commissioners) is amended as follows. 2 After subsection (1) insert— 1A In a case that falls within subsection (1)(c), the Lord Chancellor must consult— a the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales before making a recommendation in relation to a Commissioner who holds office in England and Wales; b the Lord President of the Court of Session before making a recommendation in relation to a Commissioner who holds office in Scotland; c the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland before making a recommendation in relation to a Commissioner who holds office in Northern Ireland. 3 After subsection (6)— 7 The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under this section. 8 The Lord President of the Court of Session may nominate a judge of the Court of Session who is a member of the First or Second Division of the Inner House of that Court to exercise his functions under this section. 9 The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland may nominate any of the following to exercise his functions under this section— a the holder of one of the offices listed in Schedule 1 to the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002; b a Lord Justice of Appeal (as defined in section 88 of that Act).