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1 Section 144 (rule committee and rules of procedure) is amended as follows. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 In subsection (1)— a for the words from the beginning to “and may on” substitute “The Lord Chief Justice may on” ; b after “consultation with the rule committee” insert “, and with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor,” . 4 After subsection (1) insert— 1A If the Lord Chancellor does not agree rules made by the Lord Chief Justice, the Lord Chancellor must give the Lord Chief Justice and the rules committee written reasons for doing so. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 After subsection (4) insert— 4A 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.