17(1)Section 70 (appointment of statutory officers) is amended as follows.
(2)For subsection (1) substitute—
“(1)Appointments to the offices listed in column 1 of Schedule 3 shall be made by the First Minister and deputy First Minister, acting jointly, after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice—
(a)on such conditions as to their removal as the First Minister and deputy First Minister may jointly determine; and
(b)on such other conditions, including as to remuneration and superannuation, as the Lord Chancellor may determine with the concurrence of the Treasury;
and persons holding such offices are in this Act referred to as “statutory officers”.”
(3)In subsection (3)—
(a)for “Lord Chancellor” substitute “First Minister and deputy First Minister”,
(b)for “he may” substitute “they may jointly”, and
(c)for “he considers” substitute “they consider”.
(4)In subsection (5), for “Lord Chancellor” substitute “First Minister and deputy First Minister, acting jointly,”.
(5)In subsection (6), for “Lord Chancellor” substitute “First Minister and deputy First Minister”.