Paragraph 5

United Kingdom

(1)

Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, a person’s appointment under paragraph 2, 3 or 4 above shall be for such term as the appointing authority may determine before the person’s appointment.

F1(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 F2Department of Justice.

(2)

No appointment of a person under paragraph 2, 3 or 4 above shall be such as to extend beyond the day on which he attains the age of F375.

(3)

A person who ceases to hold office under paragraph 2, 3 or 4 above shall be eligible for re-appointment.

(4)

A person may resign his appointment under paragraph 2, 3 or 4 above by notice in writing to the appointing authority.

(5)

The appointing authority may revoke a person’s appointment under F4paragraph 2 or 3 above if satisfied that the person is unfit to continue in office or incapable of discharging his duties.

F5(5A)

Where the appointing authority is the Lord Chancellor, the power conferred by sub-paragraph (5) may be exercised only with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.

F6(6)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 3 para. 5(1A) inserted (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Act 2009 (c. 3), s. 5(7), Sch. 4 para. 27(3)(with Sch. 5 para. 16); S.I. 2010/812, art. 2
F2: Words in Sch. 3 para. 5(1A) substituted (N.I.) (12.4.2010) by Department of Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 3), s. 3(2), Sch. para. 11; S.R. 2010/147, art. 2(2)
F3: Word in Sch. 3 para. 5(2) substituted (10.3.2022) by Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), s. 131(1)(4)(a), Sch. 1 para. 29(a) (with Sch. 1 para. 43)
F4: Words in Sch. 3 para. 5(5) substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 148(1), Sch. 4 para. 269(3)(a); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(v)
F5: Sch. 3 para. 5(5A) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 148(1), Sch. 4 para. 269(3)(b); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(v)
F6: Sch. 3 para. 5(6) omitted (10.3.2022) by virtue of Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), s. 131(1)(4)(a), Sch. 1 para. 29(b) (with Sch. 1 para. 43)

Notes on Schedule 3

Modifications

C1: Sch. 3 applied (1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/3510, reg. 17(2)
C2: Sch. 3 applied (in part) (31.12.2020) by The Seeds (Variety Lists) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/302), regs. 1, 18(2)