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Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

In section 25 (records of justices of the peace) after subsection (4) insert—

“(5)

The Lord Chancellor must consult the Lord Chief Justice before—

(a)

designating a justice under subsection (1), or

(b)

giving a direction under subsection (2).

(6)

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 this section.”