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5(1)Section 6 (coroner to hold inquests in district in which he is appointed) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (2) for “Lord Chancellor may” in each place substitute “ Lord Chief Justice may, after consultation with the Lord Chancellor, ”.
(3)After subsection (2) insert—
“(3)The Lord Chief Justice may nominate any of the following to exercise his functions under subsection (2)—
(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).”