SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Transfer to Lord Chancellor of functions relating to Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission
1
In section 2(2) of the 2002 Act for “First Minister and deputy First Minister, acting jointly,” substitute “
Lord Chancellor
”
.
2
In section 3(2)(b) of the 2002 Act for “First Minister and deputy First Minister, acting jointly” substitute “
Lord Chancellor
”
.
3
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1
Section 90 of the 2002 Act is amended as follows.
2
Omit subsections (2) and (3).
3
In subsection (4) after “section” insert “
2(2)(b),
”
.
4
In subsection (5)(a) after “section” insert “
2(2)(a) or (c),
”
.
5
1
Schedule 2 to the 2002 Act is amended as follows.
2
In paragraph 1(2) for “First Minister and deputy First Minister, acting jointly,” substitute “
Lord Chancellor
”
.
3
In paragraph 1(3) for “Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister” substitute “
Lord Chancellor
”
.
4
In paragraph 2(3) for “Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister” substitute “
Lord Chancellor
”
.
5
In paragraph 2(4) for “First Minister and deputy First Minister, acting jointly,” substitute “
Lord Chancellor
”
.
6
In paragraph 3 for “First Minister and deputy First Minister, acting jointly,” substitute “
Lord Chancellor
”
.
7
In paragraph 4(1) for “First Minister and deputy First Minister” substitute “
Lord Chancellor
”
.
8
For paragraph 4(3) substitute—
3
Employment as a member of staff of the Commission is among the kinds of employment to which a superannuation scheme under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972 can apply: and, accordingly, in Schedule 1 to that Act (employments, etc, to which section 1 can apply), at the appropriate place in the list of “Royal Commissions and other Commissions” insert—
“ Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission ”.
9
In paragraph 5(5) for “Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister” substitute “
Lord Chancellor
”
.
10
In paragraph 5(6) for “First Minister and deputy First Minister, acting jointly, must lay before the Assembly” substitute “
Lord Chancellor must lay before each House of Parliament
”
and for “their Office” substitute “
him
”
.
11
In paragraph 5(7) for “the Assembly” substitute “
each House of Parliament
”
.
12
In paragraph 6 for “First Minister and deputy First Minister, acting jointly,” substitute “
Lord Chancellor
”
.
13
In paragraph 7(2) for “First Minister and deputy First Minister, acting jointly, direct” substitute “
Lord Chancellor directs
”
.
14
For paragraph 7(3) and (4) substitute—
3
The Commission must send copies of the statement of accounts relating to a financial year to—
a
the Lord Chancellor, and
b
the Comptroller and Auditor General,
within such period after the end of the financial year as the Lord Chancellor directs.
4
The Comptroller and Auditor General must—
a
examine, certify and report on the statement of accounts, and
b
lay a copy of the statement of accounts and of his report on it before each House of Parliament.