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Notice is hereby given that the Lord Chancellor in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 143 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005( 1 ) has made the following Order:-

The Lord Chancellor (Consequential Provisions) Order Northern Ireland) 2006

Article 2 of this Order introduces the Schedule which makes amendments to certain functions of the Lord Chancellor which are contained in secondary legislation. These amendments are consequential to amendments that are effected by Schedule 5 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4) which transfers certain of the Lord Chancellor’s functions to the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, and requires certain functions to be exercised by the Lord Chancellor only after consulting, or obtaining the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.

The Order shall come into operation on 3rd April 2006

Copies of the Order – Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland–2006 No 115 may be obtained from The Stationery Office, 16 Arthur Street, BELFAST, BT1 4GD.