Northern Ireland Act 2009 (c. 3)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5 U.K. Consequential amendments and transitional provision

Part 1 U.K. Consequential amendments

Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47) U.K.

4 U.K. After paragraph 2 of Schedule 11 insert—

“2A (1) The Lord Chancellor may only appoint persons to the Tribunal who have been selected by the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission as follows.

(2) The Lord Chancellor may at any time by notice require the Commission to select a person for appointment.

(3) The Commission must then select a person for appointment and notify the Lord Chancellor accordingly.

(4) The Lord Chancellor must then appoint the selected person.

(5) Section 5A of, and Part 4 of Schedule 3 to, the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 apply for the purposes of selections under this paragraph as they apply for the purposes of selections under that Schedule.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 5 para. 4 in force at 12.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/812, art. 2