Paragraph 2

Northern Ireland

F1(1)

The Committee shall consist of—

(a)

the Lord Chief Justice, who shall be chairman;

(b)

two judges of the High Court or the Court of Appeal nominated from time to time by the Lord Chief Justice;

(c)

two county court judges nominated by theF2 Lord Chief Justice;

(d)

the Master (Probate and Matrimonial);

(e)

the Master (Care and Protection);

(f)

a district judge nominated by theF3 Lord Chief Justice;

(g)

a practising member of the Bar of Northern Ireland nominated by the Lord Chancellor;

(h)

one other practising member of the Bar of Northern Ireland nominated by the Council thereof;

(i)

the president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland or a member of the Council thereof nominated by him;

(j)

a practising solicitor nominated by that Council.

F4(2)

The Lord Chief Justice may nominate any of the following to exercise his functions under this paragraph—

(a)

the holder of one of the offices listed in Schedule 1 to the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002;

(b)

a Lord Justice of Appeal (as defined in section 88 of that Act).

Annotations

F1: Sch. 2 para. 2 renumbered (3.4.2006) as Sch. 2 para. 2(1) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15(2), 148(1), Sch. 5 para. 92(2); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 paras. 10, 12(b)
F2: Words in Sch. 2 para. 2(1)(c) substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15(2), 148(1), Sch. 5 para. 92(3)(a); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 paras. 10, 12(b)
F3: Words in Sch. 2 para. 2(1)(f) substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15(2), 148(1), Sch. 5 para. 92(3)(b); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 paras. 10, 12(b)
F4: Sch. 2 para. 2(2) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15(2), 148(1), Sch. 5 para. 92(4); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 paras. 10, 12(b)