Section 72 Meaning of “the relevant authority”I1 I2

United Kingdom

In this Chapter “the relevant authority” means—

(a)

in relation to a person who has remediable service in a judicial office within section 71(1)(a) or (b), the Lord Chancellor;

(b)

in relation to any other person, the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland.

Annotations

I1: S. 72 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 131(1)
I2: S. 72 in force at 4.7.2023 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2023/746, reg. 2(a)