Where the Master of the Rolls expects to be absent at a time when it may be appropriate for any relevant functions of his to be exercised, he may appoint a judge of the Senior Courts to exercise those functions on his behalf.
Where the Master of the Rolls considers that it would be inappropriate for him to exercise any such functions in connection with a particular matter (because of a possible conflict of interests or for any other reason), he may appoint a judge of the Senior Courts to exercise those functions on his behalf in connection with that matter.
Where the Master of the Rolls is incapable of exercising his relevant functions, the Lord Chief Justice may, with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor, appoint a judge of the Senior Courts to exercise, on behalf of the Master of the Rolls, such of those functions as the Lord Chief Justice and Lord Chancellor consider appropriate.
Any appointment under this section shall be in writing and shall specify—
In this section “relevant functions” means any functions of the Master of the Rolls under—
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 subsection (3).