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1 Paragraph 3 of Schedule 6 to the Data Protection Act 1998 (constitution of Tribunal in national security cases) is amended as follows. 2 That paragraph becomes sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 3. 3 After that sub-paragraph insert— 2 The Lord Chancellor may designate a person to preside under this paragraph only with the concurrence of all of the following— a the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales; b the Lord President of the Court of Session; c the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland. 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 paragraph. 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 paragraph. 5 The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland may nominate any of the following to exercise his functions under this paragraph— 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 paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36).