Administrative functions of staff of tribunals
19.—(1) For the purposes of section 14, administrative functions exercisable by any person appointed or assigned by the Department of Justice to serve as a member of the administrative staff of any court or tribunal are to be taken to be administrative functions of that Department.
(2) For the purposes of section 14, administrative functions exercisable by any person appointed or assigned to serve as a member of the administrative staff of a tribunal listed in Schedule 4—
(a)by a listed authority, or
(b)with the consent (whether as to remuneration and other terms and conditions of service or otherwise) of a listed authority,
are to be taken to be administrative functions of that listed authority.
(3) The Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister may by order amend Schedule 4 by—
(a)adding or omitting an entry, or
(b)altering its description.
(4) Before making an order under this section, the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister must consult the Ombudsman and any other person it thinks appropriate.