Section 50 Appointment of Commissioners.

Northern Ireland

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

s. 50(1) words inserted by Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 Sch. 3 para. 19(2)(a)
s. 50(1) words substituted by Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 Sch. 3 para. 19(2)(b)
s. 50(2) words substituted by Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 Sch. 3 para. 19(3)(a)
s. 50(2) words substituted by Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 Sch. 3 para. 19(3)(b)
s. 50(2) words substituted by Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 Sch. 3 para. 19(3)(c)
s. 50(2) words substituted by Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 Sch. 3 para. 19(3)(d)
s. 101(1)(4)(5)s. 101(6)(a)(b) words repealed by The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 Sch. 12 Pt. 1

(1)

Her Majesty may from time to time appoint for Northern Ireland, from among persons who are barristers or solicitors of at least 10 years’ standing—

(a)

a Chief Social Security Commissioner; and

(b)

F1other Social Security Commissioners.

(2)

F2In order to facilitate the disposal of the business of Social Security Commissioners, the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission may appoint —

(a)

a member of the bar of Northern Ireland or F3solicitor of the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland of at least 10 years’ standing;

(b)

a person who has a 10 year general qualification within the meaning of section 71 of the M1Courts and Legal Services Act 1990; or

(c)

an advocate or solicitor in Scotland of at least 10 years’ standing,

to be a Social Security Commissioner (but to be known as a deputy Commissioner) for such period or on such occasions as the F4Commission determines with the agreement of the F5Department of Justice.

(3)

Schedule 2 to this Act shall have effect for supplementing this section.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 50(1) substituted (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Act 2009 (c. 3), s. 5(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(2) (with Sch. 5 para. 16); S.I. 2010/812, art. 2
F2: Words in s. 50(2) substituted (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Act 2009 (c. 3), s. 5(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(3)(a) (with Sch. 5 para. 16); S.I. 2010/812, art. 2
F3: Words in Act substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 148(1), Sch. 11 para. 5; S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(d)
F4: Words in s. 50(2) substituted (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Act 2009 (c. 3), s. 5(7), Sch. 4 para. 24(3)(b) (with Sch. 5 para. 16); S.I. 2010/812, art. 2
F5: Words in s. 50(2) substituted (12.4.2010) by Department of Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 3), s. 3(2), Sch. para. 8; S.R. 2010/147, art. 2(2)

Marginal citations

M1: 1990 c. 41.

Notes on Part II

Modifications

C1

Part II (ss. 15-68): Power to modify conferred (1.7.1992) by Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7), ss. 116(2), 171(8), 173(4) (with s. 108(5))

Part II (ss. 15-68): Power to modify conferred (1.7.1992) by Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7), ss. 117(1), 171(8), 173(4) (with s. 108(5))

Part II (ss. 15-68): Power to modify conferred (1.7.1992) by Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7), ss. 119, 171(8), 173(4) (with s. 108(5))

Part II (ss. 15-68) amended (25.8.1995) by S.R. 1995/293, reg. 43(2)

Part II (ss. 15-68) applied (with modifications) (25.8.1995) by S.R. 1995/293, reg. 44(2)(a)

Part II (ss. 15-68): power to modify (temp.) conferred (24.3.1999) by S.I. 1999/671, arts. 1(2)(c), 14(2)(a)

Part. II (ss. 15-68) (except ss. 22 and 50) ceased to have effect (5.7.1999, 6.9.1999, 5.10.1999, 18.10.1999 and 29.11.1999 for different purposes, otherwiseprosp.) by virtue of S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10), arts. 1(2), 39(3) (with transitory provisions in Sch. 5); S.R. 1999/310, art. 2(1)(b), Sch. 1 (with arts. 4, 14); S.R. 1999/371, art. 2(b), Sch. 1 (with arts. 4, 18); S.R. 1999/407, art. 2(b), Sch. (with art. 4); S.R. 1999/428, art. 2(b), Sch. 1 (with arts. 4, 16) and S.R. 1999/472, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (with arts. 20-22 and subject to art. 2(2) of that S.R.)