Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2013 No. 239

Lands Tribunal

The Lands Tribunal (Salaries) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013

Laid before the Assembly in draft

Made

3rd October 2013

Coming into operation

4th October 2013

The Department of Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(5) of the Lands Tribunal and Compensation Act (Northern Ireland) 1964(1) and section 18 of the Administrative and Financial Provisions Act (Northern Ireland) 1962(2), and now vested in it(3) makes the following Order.

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Lands Tribunal (Salaries) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 and shall come into operation on 4th October 2013.

Revocation

2.  The Lands Tribunal (Salaries) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009(4) is revoked.

Increases in salaries

3.—(1) The annual salary payable to the President of the Lands Tribunal shall be increased from £128,296 to £129,579 from 1st April 2013.

(2) The annual salary payable to any other member of the Lands Tribunal shall be increased from £120,785 to £121,993 from 1st April 2013.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 3rd October 2013

Legal seal

David Ford

Minister of Justice

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for changes in the annual salaries payable to members of the Lands Tribunal for Northern Ireland following recommendations made in the Report of the Review Body on Senior Salaries in 2013 (TSO CM 8569) as amended by Government.

It increases, with effect from 1st April 2013, under section 18 of the Administrative and Financial Provisions Act (Northern Ireland) 1962, the annual salary of the President of the Lands Tribunal and all other members of the Tribunal.

Article 2 revokes the Lands Tribunal (Salaries) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009.

(1)

1964 c.29 (N.I.) as amended by Article 5 of S.R. 2011 No. 44

(3)

By Article 4 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Modification of Enactments) Order 2002; see also Article 10 of that Order