1[F1(1)Subject as follows, a judicial member of the Commission holds office for the period specified in his appointment (or re-appointment).
(1A)A person may not be appointed as a judicial member for more than five years at a time; and the aggregate period for which a person may be a judicial member by virtue of his holding any one of the judicial offices mentioned in section 3(6) must not exceed ten years.]
(2)The [F2Lord Chancellor], acting jointly, may terminate the membership of a judicial member on the recommendation of the Lord Chief Justice.
(3)A judicial member may resign by notice in writing to the [F3Lord Chancellor].
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(1A) substituted (15.6.2005) for Sch. 2 para. 1(1) by Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2004 (c. 4), ss. 2(2), 19(1); S.R. 2005/282, art. 3
F2Words in Sch. 2 para. 1(2) substituted (15.6.2005) by Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2004 (c. 4), ss. 1, 19(1), Sch. 1 para. 5(2); S.R. 2005/282, art. 3
F3Words in Sch. 2 para. 1(3) substituted (15.6.2005) by Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2004 (c. 4), ss. 1, 19(1), Sch. 1 para. 5(3); S.R. 2005/282, art. 3