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1 The Lord Chancellor may by regulations provide for the employment of any relevant person to be transferred to the Commission. 2 A relevant person is any person who, immediately before the date prescribed in regulations under sub-paragraph (1), is— a employed in the civil service of the State, and b providing assistance to the Commission in pursuance of arrangements made under paragraph 23 or 25. 3 But a person is not a relevant person if— a his employment in the civil service ends on the day immediately before the date referred to in sub-paragraph (2), or b he is withdrawn from work with the Commission with effect from that date. 4 Before making any regulations under this paragraph the Lord Chancellor must consult such organisations as appear to him to represent the interests of persons likely to be affected by the regulations. 5 The Lord Chancellor may only exercise his power under sub-paragraph (1)— a before the membership of the Commission is first constituted in accordance with paragraph 1, and b with the agreement of the Commission, during the period of 3 years beginning with the day on which the Commission is first constituted in accordance with that paragraph.