# Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Paragraph 71

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Section 24 (deputy Circuit judges and assistant Recorders) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1)—
(a) for “the Lord Chancellor” substitute “him”;
(b) omit “, he may”;
(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3) After subsection (5) insert—
“(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 subsection (1)(a).”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/4/schedule/4/paragraph/71 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/constitutional-reform-act-2005/schedule-4/paragraph-71
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