Paragraph 1

United Kingdom

A person may only be appointed to be an assessor for the purposes of section 133 above if he is—

F1(a)

a person who has a 7 year general qualification, within the meaning of section 71 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990;

(b)

an advocate or solicitor in Scotland;

(c)

a member of the Bar of Northern Ireland or F2solicitor of the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland of at least 7 years’ standing; F3or

(d)

a person who holds or has held judicial office in any part of the United Kingdom; or

(~~F4e~~)

~~a member (whether the chairman or not) of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board.~~

Annotations

F1: Sch. 12 para. 1(a)–(c) substituted by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 37), s. 71(2), Sch. 10 para. 72(1)
F2: Words in Sch. 12 para. 2 substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 59, 148, Sch. 11 para. 5; S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(d)
F3: Word in Sch. 12 para. 1 inserted (S.) (13.12.2010) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), ss. 113(2)(a), 206(1); S.S.I. 2010/413, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 7)
F4: Sch. 12 para. 1(e) repealed (S.) (13.12.2010) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), ss. 113(2)(b), 206(1); S.S.I. 2010/413, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 7)