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.