Part 8: General Commentary on Sections: Part 8 Section 144: Protected functions of the Lord Chancellor
652.Section 144 makes all the Lord Chancellor’s functions under (or under amendments made by) Part 1, sections 51 and 57, Parts 3 and 4, Chapters 1 and 2 of Part 5 and certain functions under, or under amendments made by, Part 2 protected functions for the purposes of section 19(5) of the CRA 2005, so that they cannot be transferred to another Minister without primary legislation.