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7.—(1) When he makes appointments under article 5 of this Order, the Lord Justice Clerk shall also appoint a Lord Commissioner of Justiciary (in this Article referred to as an “additional judge”) to sit with the court.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3) below, the additional judge shall sit with the judges of the court, and shall participate in all their deliberations, but shall not vote in any decision which is required to be taken.
(3) Where one of the judges originally appointed to form part of the court—
(a)has died; or
(b)is absent, and it appears to the senior remaining judge that the absence will be prolonged,
the senior remaining judge shall so certify in writing, and the additional judge shall thereafter assume the functions of the deceased or absent judge.
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