SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4Other functions of the Lord Chancellor and organisation of the courts

Part 1Amendments

Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11)

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(1)

In Schedule 3 (Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission), paragraph 4 (sittings) is amended as follows.

(2)

In sub-paragraph (1) after “direct” insert“after consulting the following—

(a)

the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales;

(b)

the Lord President of the Court of Session;

(c)

the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland”.

(3)

After sub-paragraph (3) insert—

“(4)

The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under this paragraph.

(5)

The Lord President of the Court of Session may nominate a judge of the Court of Session who is a member of the First or Second Division of the Inner House of that Court to exercise his functions under this paragraph.

(6)

The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland may nominate any of the following to exercise his functions under this paragraph—

(a)

the holder of one of the offices listed in Schedule 1 to the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (c. 26);

(b)

a Lord Justice of Appeal (as defined in section 88 of that Act).”