7.—(1) The[F1Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission] shall constitute for Northern Ireland a panel of persons to act as members of appeal tribunals.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the panel shall be composed of[F2 persons appointed by the [F1Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission]].
(3) The panel shall include persons possessing such qualifications as may be prescribed by regulations made with the concurrence of the [F3[F4Department of Justice]][F5; and such concurrence may be given only after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice].
[F6(3A) The Lord Chief Justice may nominate any of the following to exercise his functions under paragraph (3)—
(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).”
(3B) As part of the selection process for the appointment of a medical practitioner as a member of the panel, the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission shall consult the Chief Medical Officer of the Department.]
(4) The [F7terms and conditions of appointments to the panel] shall be determined by the[F1Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission] with the consent of the Department.
(5) F8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F1Words in art. 7(1)(2)(4) substituted (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Act 2009 (c. 3), ss. 2(3), 5(7)(a), Sch. 4 para. 30(2) (with Sch. 5 para. 16); S.I. 2010/812, art. 2
F2Words in art. 7(2) substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15(2), 148(1), Sch. 5 para. 113(2); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 paras. 10, 12(b)
F3Words in art. 7(3) substituted (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Act 2009 (c. 3), ss. 2(3), 5(7)(a), Sch. 4 para. 30(3) (with Sch. 5 para. 16); S.I. 2010/812, art. 2
F4Words in art. 7(3) substituted (12.4.2010) by Department of Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 3), ss. 1(5), 3(2), Sch. para. 13; S.R. 2010/147, art. 2(2)
F5Words in art. 7(3) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15(2), 148(1), Sch. 5 para. 113(3); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 paras. 10, 12(b)
F6Art. 7(3A)(3B) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15(2), 148(1), Sch. 5 para. 113(4); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 paras. 10, 12(b)
F7Words in art. 7(4) substituted (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Act 2009 (c. 3), ss. 2(3), 5(7)(a), Sch. 4 para. 30(4) (with Sch. 5 para. 16); S.I. 2010/812, art. 2
F8Art. 7(5) repealed (3.4.2006) by Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (c. 26), ss. 86, 87, Sch. 13; S.R. 2006/124, art. 2, Sch. paras. 9, 11(k)