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118. In Article 47 (making of county court rules)—
(a)after paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) For the purposes of this Article, “relevant authority” means—
(a)in relation to county court rules which deal (or would deal) with an excepted matter, the Lord Chancellor; and
(b)otherwise, the Department of Justice;
and for the purposes of this paragraph “deal with” and “excepted matter” have the same meanings as in the Northern Ireland Act 1998(1).”;
(b)for “Lord Chancellor” (wherever occurring) substitute “relevant authority”;
(c)in paragraph (4) for “him” substitute “it”;
(d)in paragraphs (6) and (8) for “he” substitute “it”.
(1)