Constitutional Reform Act 2005 Explanatory Notes

Part 5: Judicial Discipline: Northern Ireland.Summary

335.Part 5 amends the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 to make provision in relation to the office of the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Ombudsman and to provide a statutory power of disclosure of information, held by permitted persons, to the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission. It also provides for the removal of judicial office holders in Northern Ireland.

336.By virtue of section 147, Part 5 extends only to Northern Ireland.

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