Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1995 (c. 53)

34 In the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1995, after section 5 insert—

“5A Oaths to be taken by adjudicators

(1) A person appointed as an adjudicator under section 5 (“the adjudicator”) must take—

(a) the oath of allegiance, and

(b) the judicial oath,

as set out in the Promissory Oaths Act 1868.

(2) The adjudicator must take the oaths before—

(a) the Senior President of Tribunals, or

(b) an eligible person who is nominated by the Senior President of Tribunals for the purpose of taking the oaths from the adjudicator.

(3) A person is eligible for the purposes of subsection (2)(b) if any one or more of the following paragraphs applies to him—

(a) he holds high judicial office (as defined in section 60(2) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005);

(b) he holds judicial office (as defined in section 109(4) of that Act);

(c) he holds (in Scotland) the office of sheriff.

(4) In relation to a person who is an adjudicator appointed before the coming into force of this section, the requirement in subsection (1) applies from the coming into force of this section.”