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6(1)Amend section 7 as follows.U.K.

(2)In subsection (2) for “First Minister and deputy First Minister, acting jointly” substitute “ Lord Chief Justice ”.

(3)In subsection (3) for “First Minister and deputy First Minister” substitute “ Lord Chief Justice ”.

(4)In subsection (4) for “them” substitute “ the Lord Chief Justice ”.

(5)Omit subsection (5).

(6)After subsection (6) insert—

(6A)If the Lord Chief Justice does not remove or suspend a person (“P”) in accordance with a recommendation as mentioned in subsection (3) or (4), the Lord Chief Justice must notify the following of the Lord Chief Justice's reasons for not removing or suspending P—

(a)P;

(b)the tribunal;

(c)if the tribunal was convened by the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Ombudsman, the Ombudsman.

(7)In subsection (7)—

(a)for “(6)” substitute “ (6A) ”;

(b)for “section 12B” substitute “ section 12C ”;

(c)omit “(inserted by section 6 of this Act)”.

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I1Sch. 3 para. 6 in force at 12.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/812, art. 2

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