Paragraph 24 I1

United Kingdom

(1)

Schedule 3 (the Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal)^f1 applies to proceedings from the Isle of Man, as it applies to proceedings in England, and is modified as follows.

(2)

Omit paragraphs 3 and 4 (appointment of a chairman of the Tribunal in Scotland and in Northern Ireland).

(3)

In paragraph 5 (term of appointment of a chairman of the Tribunal)—

(a)

omit sub-paragraph (1A);

(b)

in sub-paragraph (5) omit “or 3”;

(c)

for “paragraph 2, 3 or 4” (in each place that expression occurs) substitute “paragraph 2”.

(4)

In paragraph 6 (deputy chairman) for “paragraph 2, 3 or 4” (in each place that expression occurs) substitute “paragraph 2”.

(5)

In paragraph 9 (sittings of the Tribunal) for the words following “brought before them” substitute “from the Isle of Man, sit anywhere in England”.

(6)

In paragraph 11 (costs)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1) omit the words “or Northern Ireland”;

(b)

omit sub-paragraph (3).

(7)

Omit paragraph 12 (expenses in Scotland).

(8)

In paragraph 16 (interpretation) omit paragraphs (b) and (c) of the definitions of “appointing authority” and “relevant chairman”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 2 para. 24 in force at 1.8.2016, see art. 1

Footnotes

f1: Schedule 3 was amended by paragraph 269 of Part 1 of Schedule 4, and paragraph 5 of Part 3 of Schedule 11, to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), paragraph 27 of Schedule 4 to the Northern Ireland Act 2009 (c. 3), paragraph 11 of the Schedule to the Department of Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 3 N.I.), and paragraph 120 of Part 3 of Schedule 9 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22).