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It is also possible to put the office of Lord Chancellor into commission (that is to say, to entrust the office to a group of individuals rather than a single person). The individuals who exercise the office become known as "Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal". Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal have not been appointed since 1836.

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Formerly, there were separate Chancellors of [[England]], [[Scotland]] and [[Ireland]]. When the [[Kingdom of England]] and the [[Kingdom of Scotland]] united to form the [[Kingdom of Great Britain]] under the [[Act of Union 1707]], the offices of the Chancellor of England and the [[Lord Chancellor of Scotland]] were combined, to form a single Lord Chancellor was appointed for the new [[state]]. Similar provision was not made when Great Britain and [[Ireland]] merged into the United Kingdom under the [[Act of Union 1800]]. Thus, the separate office of [[Lord Chancellor of Ireland]] continued to exist until the formation of the [[Irish Free State]] in 1922. The office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland was abolished, and its duties transferred to the [[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]]. Thus, the Lord Chancellor remains "Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain", and not "Lord High Chancellor of the United Kingdom".

==Legislative functions==

The Lord Chancellor was originally the [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker]] (presiding officer) of the House of Lords by [[time immemorial|right of prescription]]. The [[Constitutional Reform Act 2005]] devolved this function onto the [[Lord Speaker]].