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1 Section 6 of the Pensions Appeal Tribunal Act 1943 (constitution, jurisdiction and procedure of Pensions Appeal Tribunals) is amended as follows. 2 In subsection (2)— a for “a judge of the High Court nominated for the purpose by the Lord Chancellor” substitute “ the relevant judicial authority ” ; b for “judge so nominated” substitute “ relevant judicial authority ” ; c for “that judge” substitute “ that authority ” . 3 After subsection (2) insert— 2ZA In subsection (2) “ relevant judicial authority ” means— a in relation to England and Wales, a judge of the High Court in England and Wales nominated for the purposes of subsection (2) by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales after consulting the Lord Chancellor; b in relation to Scotland, the Court of Session; c in relation to Northern Ireland, the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland. 2ZB The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under subsection (2ZA)(a). 4 After subsection (4) insert— 5 In the application of subsection (2) in relation to Northern Ireland, “ rules of court ” means rules of court made under section 55 of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978. 5 In relation to the enactment referred to in this paragraph, the original amending provision is paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 1 to the Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004 (c. 32).