SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 10 Judicial and other Appointments
Arbitrator
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1
In section 4(5) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1984 (arbitrator) for paragraph (c) there shall be substituted—
c
a person falling within subsection (5A); or
2
After that subsection there shall be inserted—
5A
For the purposes of subsection (5)(c) a person falls within this subsection if—
a
he has a 10 year general qualification, within the meaning of section 71 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990;
b
he is an advocate or solicitor in Scotland of at least 10 years’ standing; or
c
he is a member of the Bar of Northern Ireland or solicitor of the Supreme Court of Northern Ireland of at least 10 years’ standing.