1U.K.A person may only be appointed to be an assessor for the purposes of section 133 above if he is—
[F1(a)a person who has a 7 year general qualification, within the meaning of section 71 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990;
(b)an advocate or solicitor in Scotland;
(c)a member of the Bar of Northern Ireland or [F2solicitor of the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland] of at least 7 years’ standing;]
(d)a person who holds or has held judicial office in any part of the United Kingdom; or
(e)a member (whether the chairman or not) of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board.
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 12 para. 1(a)–(c) substituted by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 37), s. 71(2), Sch. 10, para. 72(1)
F2Words in Sch. 12 para. 2 substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 59, 148, Sch. 11 para. 5; S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(d)