Part 5Miscellaneous
Civil procedure
73Constitution of Rules Committees
1
In section 54(1) of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 23) (membership of Supreme Court Rules Committee), for paragraphs (b) to (f) substitute—
b
three judges of the Supreme Court nominated by the Lord Chief Justice;
c
one Master of the Supreme Court nominated by the Society of Masters;
d
two barristers nominated by the General Council of the Bar of Northern Ireland and one barrister nominated by the Lord Chancellor;
e
two solicitors nominated by the Law Society of Northern Ireland and one solicitor nominated by the Lord Chancellor; and
f
two persons nominated by the Lord Chancellor who do not hold (and have never held) judicial office and are not (and have never been) barristers or solicitors.
2
In Article 46(1) of the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (S.I. 1980/ 397 (N.I. 3)) (membership of County Court Rules Committee), for the words from “be appointed” to the end substitute
consist of—
a
a county court judge nominated by the Lord Chancellor who shall be chairman;
b
two county court judges nominated by Her Majesty’s Council of County Court Judges;
c
one district judge nominated by the Association of District Judges;
d
two barristers nominated by the General Council of the Bar of Northern Ireland and one barrister nominated by the Lord Chancellor;
e
two solicitors nominated by the Law Society of Northern Ireland and one solicitor nominated by the Lord Chancellor;
f
one member of the Northern Ireland Court Service nominated by the Lord Chancellor; and
g
two persons nominated by the Lord Chancellor who do not hold (and have never held) judicial office and are not (and have never been) barristers or solicitors.