{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justice-northern-ireland-act-2002/schedule-3/paragraph-5",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2002/26",
  "legislation_title": "Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justice-northern-ireland-act-2002",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) This Part of this Schedule applies to a listed judicial office—\n(a) to which Part 1 or 2 of this Schedule applies, and\n(b) which (apart from this Part of this Schedule) may be held by more than one person at any time.\n(2) The Commission must, with the agreement of the Department of Justice, determine the maximum number of persons who may hold the office at any time.\n(3) The Commission may from time to time, with the agreement of the Department of Justice, revise the determination.\n(4) A determination (or any revision) does not affect any appointments that have already been made.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 substituted (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Act 2009 (c. 3), s. 5(7), Sch. 3 para. 13; S.I. 2010/812, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 para. 5(2) substituted (12.4.2010) by Department of Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 3), s. 3(2), Sch. para. 14(5); S.R. 2010/147, art. 2(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 para. 5(3) substituted (12.4.2010) by Department of Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 3), s. 3(2), Sch. para. 14(5); S.R. 2010/147, art. 2(2)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/26/schedule/3/paragraph/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:19:23.998184+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}