# Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Paragraph 399


(1) Section 26 (Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Lancashire) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (2)—
(a) in paragraph (a) after “Lord Chancellor” insert “ or the Lord Chief Justice ”;
(b) in paragraph (b)—
(i) after “Lord Chancellor” in the first place insert “ or the Lord Chief Justice ”;
(ii) for “the Lord Chancellor” in the second place substitute “ that person, or those persons, ”.
(3) In subsection (3)—
(a) in paragraph (a) after “Lord Chancellor” insert “ or the Lord Chief Justice ”;
(b) in paragraph (b)—
(i) after “Lord Chancellor” in the first place insert “ or the Lord Chief Justice ”;
(ii) for “the Lord Chancellor” in the second place substitute “ that person, or those persons, ”.
(4) After subsection (3) insert—
“(4) 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.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/4/schedule/4/paragraph/399 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/constitutional-reform-act-2005/schedule-4/paragraph-399
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