# Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Section 125: Complaints: interpretation


After section 9A of the 2002 Act insert—
“Complaints: interpretation
9B (1) This section applies for the purposes of this Part.
(2) A Commission complaint is a complaint by a qualifying complainant of maladministration by the Commission or a committee of the Commission.
(3) A departmental complaint is a complaint by a qualifying complainant of maladministration by the Lord Chancellor or the Northern Ireland Court Service in connection with any of the following—
(a) recommendation for or appointment to a listed judicial office;
(b) appointment under section 2 of the Taxes Management Act 1970 as a Commissioner for the general purposes of the income tax for Northern Ireland.
(4) A qualifying complainant is a complainant who claims to have been adversely affected, as an applicant for selection or as a person selected under this Part, by the maladministration complained of.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/4/section/125 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/constitutional-reform-act-2005/section-125
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