SCHEDULE 1Retirement date for holders of judicial offices etc
PART 2Transitional provision
Lay magistrates in Northern Ireland
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(1)
If—
(a)
a person ceased to hold office before the commencement date by virtue of section 4(11) of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 9 (N.I.)), and
(b)
the person has not attained the age of 75,
the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission may appoint the person as a lay magistrate under this paragraph.
(2)
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—
(a)
section 4(5) of that Act (which prohibits the appointment of a lay magistrate unless certain training requirements are met) is to be ignored, and
(b)
the reference in section 4(7) of that Act to eligibility for appointment as a lay magistrate includes eligibility for appointment under this paragraph.
(3)
In this paragraph “the commencement date” means the date on which the amendment made by paragraph 25(4)(d) takes effect.