2Membership of the CommissionN.I.
(1)In section 3 of the 2002 Act for subsection (8) (lay members of the Commission to be representative of the community in Northern Ireland) substitute—
“(8)It is the duty of—
(a)the Lord Chancellor, and
(b)those responsible for making nominations under subsection (5)(a) and (b),
to make such arrangements in connection with the exercise of their functions under this section as will, so far as is practicable, secure that the membership of the Commission is reflective of the community in Northern Ireland.”
(2)In Schedule 2 to the 2002 Act in paragraph 1 (tenure of judicial members) for sub-paragraph (1) substitute—
“(1)Subject as follows, a judicial member of the Commission holds office for the period specified in his appointment (or re-appointment).
(1A)A person may not be appointed as a judicial member for more than five years at a time; and the aggregate period for which a person may be a judicial member by virtue of his holding any one of the judicial offices mentioned in section 3(6) must not exceed ten years.”