Part 3: Judicial Offices Section 127: Power to add new offices
Section 127(1) creates the power for the ‘appropriate national authority’ to make regulations to add a judicial office to the list in Schedule 3, with the exception of offices for which the Scottish Parliament have legislative competence (see section 127(3)). Section 127(2) defines "appropriate national authority". The effect of this definition is for the Northern Ireland Department of Justice, the Welsh Ministers or the Lord Chancellor to each be an "appropriate national authority" as appropriate by context.
	Section 127(4) and 127(5) together create a requirement for either the Lord Chief Justice, Senior President of Tribunals, Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland or the President of Welsh Tribunals to be consulted as appropriate before regulations are made under this provision.
	Section 127(6) confirms that regulations made under section 128 are subject to the affirmative procedure.