{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-2009/schedule-4/paragraph-27",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2009/3",
  "legislation_title": "Northern Ireland Act 2009",
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  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/27",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "27",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Amend Schedule 3 as follows.\n(2) In paragraph 4(1) for “Lord Chancellor” substitute “ Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission ”.\n(3) After paragraph 5(1) insert—\n“(1A) For an appointment under paragraph 4 above, the term mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above is to be determined with the agreement of the justice department (within the meaning of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002).”\n(4) In paragraph 16, in paragraph (c) of the definition of “appointing authority”, for “Lord Chancellor” substitute “ Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 27 in force at 12.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/812, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/3/schedule/4/paragraph/27",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:11:25.040807+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."
}