Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002

[F1 The Ombudsman E+W+S+N.I.

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Amendments (Textual)

F1 Sch. 3A inserted (25.9.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 124, 148, Sch. 15; S.I. 2006/1537, art. 3

1 (1) A person must not be appointed as the Ombudsman if any of these sub-paragraphs applies— E+W+S+N.I.

(a) he is employed in the civil service of the State;

(b) he is a member of the House of Commons;

(c) he is a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly;

(d) he is engaged in political activity as a member of a political party;

(e) he has ever been any of these—

(i) a practising barrister in England and Wales;

(ii) a practising solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales;

(iii) a practising advocate in Scotland;

(iv) a practising solicitor in Scotland;

(v) a practising member of the Bar of Northern Ireland;

(vi) a practising [F2 solicitor of the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland];

(vii) the holder of a listed judicial office.

(2) Before recommending a person for appointment as the Ombudsman the Lord Chancellor must consider—

(a) whether the person has exercised functions that appear to the Lord Chancellor to be of a judicial nature and such as to make the person inappropriate for the appointment;

(b) whether any past service in a capacity mentioned in sub-paragraph (3) appears to the Lord Chancellor to make the person inappropriate for the appointment.

(3) The service referred to in subsection (2)(b) is service as any of these—

(a) a Commissioner;

(b) a member of staff of the Commission;

(c) a person employed in the civil service of the State.

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Amendments (Textual)

F2 Words in Sch. 3A para. 1(1)(e)(vi) substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 59(5), 148, Sch. 11 para. 5; S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2

2 (1) In this Schedule “practising” is to be read in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) and (3). E+W+S+N.I.

(2) A barrister in England and Wales, an advocate in Scotland or a member of the Bar of Northern Ireland is practising if he is—

(a) practising as such,

(b) employed to give legal advice, or

(c) providing legal advice under a contract for services.

(3) A solicitor of the Supreme Court, a solicitor in Scotland or a [F3 solicitor of the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland] is practising if he is—

(a) acting as such,

(b) employed to give legal advice, or

(c) providing legal advice under a contract for services.]

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Amendments (Textual)

F3 Words in Sch. 3A para. 2(3) substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 59(5), 148, Sch. 11 para. 5; S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2