Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Paragraph 305 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 01 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
305(1)Section 268 (disqualification from office: general) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (7)—
(a)omit “made with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor”;
(b)after “tribunal” insert “; but any such order must—
(a)if it relates to England and Wales, be made with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales;
(b)if it relates to Northern Ireland, be made with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland”.
(3)After subsection (15) insert—
“(16)The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under subsection (7).
(17)The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland may nominate any of the following to exercise his functions under subsection (7)—
(a)the holder of one of the offices listed in Schedule 1 to the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002;
(b)a Lord Justice of Appeal (as defined in section 88 of that Act).”
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