Part 2Justices of the peace
Supplementary provisions about the bench
20Rules
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In sections 10, 17, 18 and 19 “rules” means rules made by the F1Lord Chief Justice .
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Before making any rules for the purposes of section 10, 17, 18 or 19 the F2Lord Chief Justice must consult—
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the Lord Chancellor,
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the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee,F5and
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the Family Procedure Rule Committee, F6...
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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 of making the rules referred to in this section.