{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2006/schedule-9/paragraph-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2006/schedule-9/paragraph-6.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/52",
  "legislation_title": "Armed Forces Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2006",
  "path": "schedule/9/paragraph/6",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The exercise of the power conferred by paragraph 5 is subject to the following provisions of this paragraph.\n(2) In the case of a person who qualifies for appointment under—\n(a) paragraph 1(1)(a), or\n(b) paragraph 1(1)(d) by virtue of holding or having held judicial office in England and Wales,\nthat power shall only be exercisable with the consent of the Lord Chancellor, which may only be given with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.\n(3) In the case of a person who qualifies for appointment under—\n(a) paragraph 1(1)(b), or\n(b) paragraph 1(1)(d) by virtue of holding or having held judicial office in Scotland,\nthat power shall only be exercisable with the consent of the Lord President of the Court of Session.\n(4) In the case of a person who qualifies for appointment under—\n(a) paragraph 1(1)(c), or\n(b) paragraph 1(1)(d) by virtue of holding or having held judicial office in Northern Ireland,\nthat power shall only be exercisable with the consent of the Lord Chancellor, which may only be given with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 9 para. 6 in force at 28.3.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 9 para. 6 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4"
    }
  ],
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}