Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002

Lay magistrates

This section has no associated Explanatory Notes

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”.