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1 Section 61 (distribution of business among Divisions) is amended as follows). 2 In subsection (3)— a for “Lord Chancellor may” substitute “ Lord Chief Justice may, with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor, ” ; b in paragraph (b) for “appears to him” substitute “ appears to the Lord Chief Justice and the Lord Chancellor ” . 3 After subsection (8) insert— 9 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 subsection (3).