The Lord Chief Justice may, after consulting the Lord Chancellor, appoint one of the ordinary judges of the Court of Appeal as vice-president of the Queen's Bench Division; and any person so appointed shall hold that office in accordance with the terms of his appointment.
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 (1).
In section 4 of the Senior Courts Act 1981(composition of High Court)—
in subsection (1) (membership), after the words "the Senior Presiding Judge;" insert—dddthe vice-president of the Queen's Bench Division;, and
in subsection (6) (vacancy in offices not to affect constitution), at the end insert " and whether or not an appointment has been made to the office of vice-president of the Queen's Bench Division. "
In section 5 of that Act (divisions of High Court), in subsection (1)(b) (Queen's Bench Division), after "thereof," insert ." the vice-president of the Queen's Bench Division "