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<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/39/section/72A/3/a/2006-04-03" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/39/section/72A/3/a" id="section-72A-3-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p85829" CommentaryRef="c19150101">a</Addition>
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<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p85829" CommentaryRef="c19150101">made within a reasonable period after the Lord Chancellor gives notice to the Committee;</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
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<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p85829" CommentaryRef="c19150101">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p85829" CommentaryRef="c19150101">made in accordance with section 72.</Addition>
</Text>
</P3para>
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</P2para>
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<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p85829" CommentaryRef="c19150101">4</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p85829" CommentaryRef="c19150101">The Lord Chancellor may not give notice under subsection (1) unless the Secretary of State agrees.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
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<Commentary id="c19150101" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 72A inserted (3.4.2006) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/4" id="c00886" Year="2005" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="4" Title="Constitutional Reform Act 2005">Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00886" id="c00887" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/4/section/15" SectionRef="section-15">s. 15</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00886" id="c00888" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2005/4/schedule/4/paragraph/336" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-336" Operative="true">Sch. 4 para. 336</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/1014" id="c00889" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2006" Number="1014">S.I. 2006/1014</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00889" id="c00890" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/1014/article/2/a" SectionRef="article-2-a" Operative="true">art. 2(a)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00889" id="c00891" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/1014/schedule/1/paragraph/11/aa" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-11-aa">Sch. 1 para. 11(aa)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c19550761" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
Pt. 7 modified (6.4.2008) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/27" id="c01197" Year="2007" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="27" Title="Serious Crime Act 2007">Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c01197" id="c01198" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/27/section/36/4" SectionRef="section-36-4" Operative="true">ss. 36(4)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c01197" id="c01199" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/27/section/94/1" SectionRef="section-94-1">94(1)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/755" id="c01200" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2008" Number="755">S.I. 2008/755</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c01200" id="c01201" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/755/article/15/1/f" SectionRef="article-15-1-f" Operative="true">art. 15(1)(f)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
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