The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010

County Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1959

103.  Amend the County Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1959(1) as follows.

104.  In section 106 (salaries and allowances of judges) after subsection (3) insert—

“(4) Sums payable under subsection (3) are to be paid by the Department of Justice.”

105.  In section 107(7) (deputy judges) for “There shall be paid” substitute “The Department of Justice shall pay”.

106.  After section 136 insert—

“136A    Charges on Northern Ireland Consolidated Fund

There shall be charged on and paid out of the Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland the salaries payable to judges under section one hundred and six.”

107.  Omit section 137 (payments out of voted moneys).

(1)

1959 c.25 (N.I.). Section 106 was substituted by the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 23), section 122 and Schedule 5, and amended by S.I. 1991/2631 (N.I. 24) and the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (c. 26), Schedule 12, paragraph 5. Section 107 was substituted by section 99 of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 23) and amended by S.I. 1991/2631 (N.I. 24) and the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (c. 26), Schedule 12, paragraph 4.