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1 It is for the Lord Chief Justice, or a judicial office holder nominated by the Lord Chief Justice with the agreement of the Lord Chancellor, to make or give designated directions. 2 The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)— a to make or give designated directions generally, or b to make or give designated directions under a particular enactment. 3 In this Part— a “ judicial office holder ” has the same meaning as in section 109(4); b references to the Lord Chief Justice's nominee, in relation to designated directions, mean a judicial office holder nominated by the Lord Chief Justice under sub-paragraph (1) to make or give those directions.