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7U.K.For section 8 substitute—

8Tribunals for considering removal

(1)A tribunal to consider the removal of the holder of a listed judicial office may be convened—

(a)by the Lord Chief Justice after consulting the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Ombudsman, or

(b)by the Ombudsman after consulting the Lord Chief Justice.

(2)A tribunal is to consist of—

(a)a Lord Justice of Appeal or a judge of the High Court,

(b)a person who holds an office within section 3(6)(a) to (e), and

(c)a lay member of the Commission (see section 3(5)(c)).

(3)The persons within subsection (2)(a) and (b) are to be selected by the Lord Chief Justice and the person within subsection (2)(c) is to be selected by the Ombudsman.

(4)Unless the Commission otherwise agrees, the persons within subsection (2)(a) and (b) must be judicial members of the Commission (see section 3(5)(a)).

(5)The person within subsection (2)(a) is to be the chair of the tribunal.

(6)The tribunal's procedure is to be determined by the Lord Chief Justice.

(7)The justice department may pay a member of a tribunal any such allowances or fees as it may determine.

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I1Sch. 3 para. 7 in force at 12.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/812, art. 2

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