Part 1

The Judiciary

Appointment and removal

Tribunals for considering removal
8
1
A tribunal to consider the removal of the holder of a listed judicial office may be convened—
a
by the Lord Chief Justice after consulting the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Ombudsman, or
b
by the Ombudsman after consulting the Lord Chief Justice.
2
A tribunal is to consist of—
a
a Lord Justice of Appeal or a judge of the High Court,
b
a person who holds an office within section 3(6)(a) to (e), and
c
a lay member of the Commission (see section 3(5)(c)).
3
The persons within subsection (2)(a) and (b) are to be selected by the Lord Chief Justice and the person within subsection (2)(c) is to be selected by the Ombudsman.
4
Unless the Commission otherwise agrees, the persons within subsection (2)(a) and (b) must be judicial members of the Commission (see section 3(5)(a)).
5
The person within subsection (2)(a) is to be the chair of the tribunal.
6
The tribunal's procedure is to be determined by the Lord Chief Justice.
7
The
Department of Justice
may pay a member of a tribunal any such allowances or fees as it may determine.
S. 8 substituted (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Act 2009 (c. 3), s. 5(7), Sch. 3 para. 7; S.I. 2010/812, art. 2
Words in s. 8(7) substituted (12.4.2010) by Department of Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 3), s. 3(2), Sch. para. 14(2); S.R. 2010/147, art. 2(2)