Constitutional Reform Act 2005

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390(1)Section 6 (residence qualification) is amended as follows.U.K.

(2)In subsection (3) for “Lord Chancellor is” substitute “ Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice are both ”.

(3)After subsection (4) insert—

(5)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.