Article 360 Committee to review rules under Article 359

Northern Ireland

(1)

There shallF1be a committee appointed by the Lord Chief Justice to keep under review rules for the time being in force under Article 359 and to make recommendations to the F2Department of Justice as to any changes in the rules that may appear to the committee to be desirable.

(2)

The committee shall consist of—

(a)

the Chancery Judge;

(b)

the Master (Bankruptcy);

(c)

a practising barrister‐at‐law;

(d)

a practising solicitor of the Supreme Court;

(e)

a practising accountant; and

(f)

such additional persons, if any, as appear to theF3Lord Chief Justice to have qualifications or experience that would be of value to the committee in considering any matter with which it is concerned.

F4(3)

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

(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

Textual amendments

F1: Words in art. 360(1) substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15(2), 148(1), Sch. 5 para. 82(2); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1
F2: Words in art. 360(1) substituted (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), arts. 1(2), 15(5), Sch. 18 para. 143 (with arts. 28-31); S.I. 2010/977, art. 1(2)
F3: Words in art. 360(2)(f) substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15(2), 148(1), Sch. 5 para. 82(3); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1
F4: Art. 360(3) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15(2), 148(1), Sch. 5 para. 82(4); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1

Notes on Part XIII

Modifications

C1: Pts. 11-14 modified by S.R. 2004/307 (as amended (1.10.2006) by Limited Liability Partnerships (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/377), reg. 3, Sch. 2; (temp.) (27.4.2020 retrospective) by virtue of Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (c. 12), Sch. 11 para. 8(1)(2), 14 (with ss. 2(2), 5(2)); (26.6.2020) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/643), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 (with reg. 3); (16.2.2021) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/60), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 (with reg. 4(2)))
C2: Pts. 11-14 applied (with modifications) (4.1.2024) by S.I. 2021/716, Sch. 1A para. 3 (as inserted by The Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1399), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1)