Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (c. 26)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3 Appointment to listed judicial offices

Lay magistrates

41 (1) Section 9 is amended as follows.

(2) In subsections (1), (3) and (4), for “Lord Chancellor” substitute “First Minister and deputy First Minister, acting jointly,”.

(3) In subsection (2), for “Lord Chancellor” substitute “First Minister and deputy First Minister”.

(4) In subsection (5), for “Lord Chancellor otherwise determines” substitute “First Minister and deputy First Minister, acting jointly, otherwise determine”.

(5) In subsection (11)—

(a) for “Lord Chancellor” substitute “First Minister and deputy First Minister”, and

(b) for “he may” substitute “they may jointly”.