# Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Paragraph 74


(1) Schedule 3 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (tribunal, advisory bodies and professional panels) is amended as follows.
(2) In the table in paragraph 21 (application of Parts 1 to 3 to Northern Ireland), in the entry for paragraph 1—
(a) for “the references to the Lord Chancellor and” substitute “ any reference to ”;
(b) for “respectively references to the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and” substitute “ a reference to ”.
(3) In that table, in the entry for paragraph 13—
(a) for “the references to the Lord Chancellor and” substitute “ any reference to the ”;
(b) for “respectively references to the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and” substitute “ a reference to ”;
(c) at the end of that entry insert—
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After sub-paragraph (2) there shall be inserted—
“(3) The Lord Chancellor must obtain the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland before exercising his functions under sub-paragraph (1)(a).
(4) The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland may nominate any of the following to exercise his functions under sub-paragraph (3)
(a) the holder of one of the offices listed in Schedule 1 to the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002;
(b) a Lord Justice of Appeal (as defined in section 88 of that Act).”
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/4/schedule/4/paragraph/74 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/constitutional-reform-act-2005/schedule-4/paragraph-74
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