SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 4Other functions of the Lord Chancellor and organisation of the courts
Part 1Amendments
Trade Marks Act 1994 (c. 26)
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In section 77 of the Trade Marks Act 1994 (persons appointed to hear and determine appeals), after subsection (4) insert—
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The Lord Chancellor may remove a person from office under subsection (3)(c) only with the concurrence of the appropriate senior judge.
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The appropriate senior judge is the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, unless—
a
the person to be removed exercises functions wholly or mainly in Scotland, in which case it is the Lord President of the Court of Session, or
b
the person to be removed exercises functions wholly or mainly in Northern Ireland, in which case it is the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.