Qualification for certain appointments3

In Article 82 of the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (NI 21) (appointment of President and Vice-President of the Industrial Tribunals and the Fair Employment Tribunal and of a panel of chairmen of the Fair Employment Tribunal) for paragraph (2) (qualifications for appointment) substitute—

2

A person is not qualified for appointment under paragraph (1) unless —

a

he is a barrister-at-law or solicitor of at least 7 years' standing;

b

he has a 7 year general qualification within the meaning of section 71 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41); or

c

he is an advocate or solicitor admitted in Scotland of at least 7 years' standing.