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1 Section 4 (provision for additional judges or members) is amended as follows. 2 In subsection (1), in paragraph (a) after “consultation with” insert “ the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, ” . 3 After subsection (2) insert— 3 The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales 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 The Lord President of the Court of Session may nominate a judge of the Court of Session who is a member of the First or Second Division of the Inner House of that Court to exercise his functions under this section. 5 The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland may nominate any of the following to exercise his functions under this section— 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). 4 In relation to the enactment referred to in this paragraph, the original amending provision is section 1 of the Competition Act 1998.