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1 Section 68 (combined family panels) is amended as follows. 2 In subsection (2), after “thinks fit” insert “ after consulting the Lord Chief Justice ” . 3 After subsection (6) insert— 6A 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. 4 In relation to the enactment referred to in this paragraph, the original amending provision is section 49(2) of the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39).