# Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Paragraph 4


(1) Section 3 (power to amalgamate districts) is amended as follows.
(2) That section becomes subsection (1) of section 3.
(3) After that subsection insert—
“(2) The Lord Chief Justice must be consulted before any date is appointed and before any order is made under subsection (1).
(3) The Lord Chief Justice may nominate any of the following to exercise his functions under subsection (2)—
(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/5/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/constitutional-reform-act-2005/schedule-5/paragraph-4
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