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318U.K.In section 16 (records of lay justices), after subsection (3) insert—
“(4)The Lord Chancellor must consult the Lord Chief Justice before—
(a)appointing a person under subsection (1), or
(b)giving a direction under subsection (2).
(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.”