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1 Article 27 of the Administration of Estates (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (depositories of wills of living persons) is amended as follows. 2 That Article becomes paragraph (1) of Article 27. 3 In that paragraph, for “the directions of the Lord Chancellor” substitute “ directions given by the Lord Chief Justice with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor ” . 4 After that paragraph insert— 2 The Lord Chief Justice may nominate any of the following to exercise his functions under this Article— 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). 5 In relation to the enactment referred to in this paragraph, the original amending provision is section 75 of, and Part 2 of Schedule 9 to, the Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53).