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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6Miscellaneous amendments

Part 2Abolition of office of Deputy Judge Advocate

Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1951 (c. 46)

5In section 30(1)(b) of the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1951 (assistants to Judge Advocate General), there are omitted—

(a)the words “, and such number of officers to be known as Deputy Judge Advocates,”, and

(b)the words “in each case”.

6In section 31 of that Act (qualifications of Judge Advocate General and assistants)—

(a)in subsection (2)—

(i)at the end of paragraph (b) there is inserted “or”, and

(ii)paragraph (d) and the word “or” preceding it are omitted,

(b)subsection (3) is omitted, and

(c)in subsection (4), for “, an Assistant Judge Advocate General or a Deputy Judge Advocate” there is substituted “or an Assistant Judge Advocate General”.

7In section 32(1) of that Act (tenure of Judge Advocate General and assistants) for “, an Assistant Judge Advocate General or a Deputy Judge Advocate” there is substituted “or an Assistant Judge Advocate General”.

House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24) and Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25)

8In Part 3 of Schedule 1 to each of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 and the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (other disqualifying offices), in the entry beginning “Judge Advocate General”, for “, Assistant Judge Advocate General or Deputy Judge Advocate” there is substituted “or Assistant Judge Advocate General”.

Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41)

9In Schedule 11 to the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (judges etc. barred from legal practice) in the entry relating to an Assistant or Deputy Judge Advocate General, the words “or Deputy” are omitted.

Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (c. 8)

10In section 27(3) of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (completion of proceedings after retirement), paragraph (f) is omitted.