PART 1U.K.Amendments of legislation
Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943 (c. 39)U.K.
1In paragraph 2 of the Schedule to the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943 (constitution, jurisdiction and procedure of Pensions Appeal Tribunals in Scotland and Northern Ireland), in sub-paragraph (4)—
(a)omit the words from “and to” to “75)”;
(b)for “seventy years” substitute “75”.
2(1)Schedule 9 to the Agriculture Act 1947 (Agricultural Land Tribunal) is amended as follows.
(2)In paragraph 13 (chairman), in sub-paragraph (2A), for the words from “seventy years” to the end substitute “75”.
(3)In paragraph 14 (deputy-chairmen), in sub-paragraph (2), for the words from “seventy years” to the end substitute “75”.
(4)In paragraph 15 (panel members), in sub-paragraph (1A), for the words from “seventy years” to the end substitute “75”.
3In section 2 of the Lands Tribunal Act 1949 (members, officers and expenses of Lands Tribunal for Scotland), in subsection (5A), for the words from “seventy” to the end substitute “75”.
Foreign Compensation Act 1950 (c. 12)U.K.
4In section 1 of the Foreign Compensation Act 1950 (Foreign Compensation Commission), in subsection (3A), for the words from “seventy years” to the end substitute “75”.
Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1951 (c. 46)U.K.
5In section 32 of the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1951 (tenure of office of Judge Advocate General and assistants), in subsection (2)—
(a)omit the words from “, subject” to “75),”;
(b)for “seventy years”, in both places it occurs, substitute “75”.
6(1)The County Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1959 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 105 (tenure and oaths of office and retirement of judges), in subsection (4), for the words from “seventy” to the end substitute “75”.
(3)In section 107 (deputy judges), in subsection (4), for the words from “seventy” to the end substitute “75”.
Judicial Pensions Act 1959 (c. 9)U.K.
7In section 2 of the Judicial Pensions Act 1959 (retiring age), for “seventy years” substitute “75”.
8In section 1 of the Resident Magistrates’ Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 1960 (retiring age of resident magistrates), for the words from “seventy” to the end substitute “75”.
Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 (c. 2)U.K.
9In section 29 of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 (levy appeal tribunals), in subsection (2A), for the words from “seventy years” to the end substitute “75”.
10In section 2 of the Lands Tribunal and Compensation Act (Northern Ireland) 1964 (terms of appointment and remuneration etc of members), in subsection (1)(b) for the words from “seventy years” to “75)” substitute “75”.
11(1)The Courts Act 1971 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 17 (retirement, removal and disqualifications of Circuit judge), in subsection (1)—
(a)omit the words from “and to” to “75),”;
(b)for “70” substitute “75”.
(3)In section 21 (appointment of Recorders), in subsection (5), for the words from “seventy” to the end substitute “75”.
12(1)Schedule 3 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Tribunals, Advisory Bodies and Professional Panels) is amended as follows.
(2)In paragraph 1 (membership: tribunals), in sub-paragraph (2A), for the words from “seventy years” to the end substitute “75”.
(3)In paragraph 13 (membership: advisory bodies), in sub-paragraph (1A), for the words from “seventy years” to the end substitute “75”.
13In paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 to the Industry Act 1975 (membership of the tribunal), in sub-paragraph (2), for the words from “70” to the end substitute “75”.
14In paragraph 2A of Schedule 10 to the Rent Act 1977 (rent assessment committees in Wales), for the words from “seventy years” to the end substitute “75”.
Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 23)U.K.
15In section 71 of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (tenure of statutory officers), for subsection (3) substitute—
“(3)A statutory officer shall vacate office on the day on which the officer attains the age of 75.”
16(1)The Senior Courts Act 1981 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 9 (assistance for transaction of judicial business), in subsection (4A), for the words from “70” to the end substitute “75”.
(3)In section 11 (tenure of office of judges of Senior Courts), in subsection (2), for “seventy years” substitute “75”.
(4)In section 92 (tenure of office of certain officers of Senior Courts), in subsection (1)—
(a)for the words from “, to section 91(3)” to “75)” substitute “and to section 91(3)”;
(b)for “seventy years” substitute “75”.
Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (c. 14)U.K.
17In section 4 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (traffic commissioners), in subsection (4)(b), for the words from “sixty five” to “direct” substitute “75”.
18In paragraph 2A of Schedule 2 to the Mental Health Act 1983 (Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales), for the words from “70” to the end substitute “75”.
19(1)The County Courts Act 1984 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 8 (deputy district judges), for subsection (1A) substitute—
“(1A)Any appointment of a person as a deputy district judge must not be such as to, or be extended so as to, extend beyond the day on which the person attains the age of 75.”
(3)In section 11, in subsection (2) (tenure of office of district judge)—
(a)omit from the words “and to” to “75)”;
(b)for “70 years” substitute “75”.
Reserve Forces (Safeguard of Employment) Act 1985 (c. 17)U.K.
20In paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Reserve Forces (Safeguard of Employment) Act 1985 (Reinstatement Committees and Umpires), in sub-paragraph (2), for the words from “seventy” to the end substitute “75”.
21In paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to the Transport Act 1985 (constitution, powers and proceedings of the Transport Tribunal), in sub-paragraph (1)—
(a)omit the words from “and to” to “seventy five)”;
(b)for “seventy” substitute “75”.
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48)U.K.
22In section 146 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (membership of the Tribunal), in subsection (3A), for the words from “70” to the end substitute “75”.
23(1)Schedule 4 to the Child Support Act 1991 (Child Support Commissioners for Northern Ireland) is amended as follows.
(2)In paragraph 1 (tenure of office), in sub-paragraph (1), for the words from “70” to the end substitute “75”.
(3)In paragraph 4 (Deputy Child Support Commissioners), in sub-paragraph (2A), for the words from “70” to the end substitute “75”.
Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)U.K.
24In paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (Commissioners: tenure of offices), in sub-paragraph (2), for the words from “70” to the end substitute “75”.
Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (c. 8)U.K.
25(1)The Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 26 (retirement date for holders of certain judicial offices etc)—
(a)in subsection (1), for “70” substitute “75”;
(b)omit subsections (4) to (6);
(c)in subsection (8)—
(i)for “70” substitute “75”;
(ii)omit paragraph (h);
(d)in subsection (12), omit the definition of “the appropriate person”;
(e)omit subsections (12A) to (17).
(3)In section 27 (completion of proceedings after retirement), in subsection (3), after paragraph (g) insert—
“(h)Chief Coroner;
(i)Deputy Chief Coroner;
(j)senior coroners, area coroners and assistant coroners;
(k)traffic commissioners.”
(4)In Schedule 5 (retirement provisions: the relevant offices)—
(a)after the entry for Judge of the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland insert—
(b)for “Resident Magistrate appointed under the Magistrates’ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1964” substitute “District judge (magistrates’ courts) in Northern Ireland”;
(c)for “Deputy Resident Magistrate appointed under the Magistrates’ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1964” substitute “Deputy district judge (magistrates’ courts) in Northern Ireland”;
(d)after that entry insert—
(e)after the entry for Employment Judge insert—
“Member of a panel (other than the panel of Employment Judges) appointed in pursuance of regulations under section 1(1) of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996
Member of a panel appointed under regulation 7(1) of the Industrial Tribunals and Fair Employment Tribunal (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. (N.I.) 2020 No.3)”;
(f)omit “Chairman of industrial tribunals in Northern Ireland, appointed in pursuance of regulations under Article 3 of the Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order 1996”;
(g)omit “Chairman of the Fair Employment Tribunal, appointed under Article 82(1)(c) of the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998”;
(h)after the entry for Judge Advocate General insert—
(i)at the end insert—
“President of the Education Tribunal for Wales
Member of the legal chair panel, or the lay panel, of the Education Tribunal for Wales
Chairman or other member of a tribunal constituted under Schedule 3 to the Education Act 2005
President or other member of the Adjudication Panel for Wales
President or other member of the Welsh Language Tribunal
Member of the chairmen’s panel or of the lay panel appointed under Schedule 2 to the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/431 (N.I. 9)) (the Care Tribunal)
President or other member of the Charity Tribunal for Northern Ireland
Chairman or other member of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel for Northern Ireland
President or other member of the Northern Ireland Valuation Tribunal
Adjudicators appointed under Article 29 of the Traffic Management (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1964 (N.I. 14))
Chairman, deputy chairman or other member of a tribunal appointed in pursuance of regulations under paragraph 19 of Schedule 11 to the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14))
President of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal for Northern Ireland
Member of a panel mentioned in Article 22(2)(b) or (c) of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/274 (N.I. 1)) (which serves the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal for Northern Ireland)
Chairman or other member of the panel mentioned in paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the Private Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1459 (N.I. 10)) (which serves rent assessment committees)
Chairman or other member of a tribunal established for the purposes of deciding an appeal in accordance with the model rules concerning the conduct of appeals (as set out in the Schedule to the Deregulation (Model Appeal Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997 (S.R. (N.I.) 1997 No. 269)
Member of the Review Tribunal for Northern Ireland”.
Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21)U.K.
26In section 297 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (wreck commissioners, etc), in subsection (2), for the words from “seventy” to the end substitute “75”.
27(1)The Reserve Forces Act 1996 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 90 (appointment of panel of chairmen), in subsection (4), for the words from “70” to the end substitute “75”.
(3)In section 91 (appointment of panel of ordinary members), in subsection (4), for the words from “70” to the end substitute “75”.
Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (c. 17)U.K.
28In section 25 of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (tenure of appointed members)—
(a)in subsection (2)(b) for “seventy” substitute “75”;
(b)omit subsection (3).
29In paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Plant Varieties Act 1997 (membership of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (2), for “70” substitute “75”;
(b)omit sub-paragraph (6).
30(1)The Social Security Act 1998 is amended as follows.
(2)In paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 (appeals tribunals in Scotland: tenure of office), in sub-paragraph (2), for the words from “70” to the end substitute “75”.
(3)In paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 (Social Security Commissioners in Scotland: tenure of office), in sub-paragraph (1) for the words from “70” to the end substitute “75”.
The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10))U.K.
31In paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (appeals tribunals: tenure of office), in sub-paragraph (2), for the words from “70” to the end substitute “75”.
The Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/3162 (N.I. 21))U.K.
32In Article 82 of the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (President, Vice-President and Chairmen), in paragraph (3), for the words from “70” to the end substitute “75”.
33In section 13 of the Courts Act 2003 (entry of names in the supplemental list)—
(a)in subsection (1)—
(i)for the words “subsections (2) and” substitute “subsection”;
(ii)for “70” substitute “75”;
(b)omit subsection (2);
(c)in subsection (3)(a), for “70” substitute “75”.
34In paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Education Act 2005 (registration of inspectors in Wales: constitution of tribunals)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (3) for “70” substitute “75”;
(b)after sub-paragraph (3A) insert—
“(3B)A chairman or other member of a tribunal must vacate office on reaching the age of 75.”
Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4)U.K.
35In Schedule 7 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (protected functions of the Lord Chancellor), in paragraph 4, under the heading “Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993”, for “Section 26(5), (6), (9) and (13)” substitute “Section 26(9)”.
Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15)U.K.
36(1)The Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 is amended as follows.
(2)In paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 (judges and other members of First-tier Tribunal: terms of appointment), in sub-paragraph (2B)—
(a)in paragraph (a), for “70, or” substitute “75”;
(b)omit paragraph (b).
(3)In paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 (judges and other members of Upper Tribunal: terms of appointment), in sub-paragraph (2B)—
(a)in paragraph (a), for “70, or” substitute “75”;
(b)omit paragraph (b).
(4)In paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 (deputy judges of the Upper Tribunal), in sub-paragraph (3B)—
(a)in paragraph (a), for “70, or” substitute “75”;
(b)omit paragraph (b).
(5)In paragraph 5A of Schedule 4 (Chamber Presidents and Deputies: removal from office and extension of appointment), in sub-paragraph (4)—
(a)in paragraph (a), for “70, or” substitute “75”;
(b)omit paragraph (b).
(6)In Part 2 of Schedule 9 (judges and other members of First-tier and Upper tribunals: retirement dates)—
(a)in paragraph (5)—
(i)in the heading, for “70” substitute “75”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (1), omit the words from “Subject” to “1995),”;
(iii)in sub-paragraph (2), in the opening words, omit the words from “and paragraph” to “(2)”;
(b)in paragraph (6)—
(i)in the heading, for “70” substitute “75”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (1)(b), for “70” substitute “75”;
(iii)in sub-paragraph (3)(a)(ii), for “70” substitute “75”;
(c)in paragraph (7)(1)(b), for “69” substitute “74”;
(d)omit paragraph (8);
(e)in paragraph (9)—
(i)in the heading, for “70” substitute “75”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (1)(a), for “70” substitute “75”;
(iii)in sub-paragraph (2)(a), for “70” substitute “75”;
(iv)in sub-paragraph (3), for “70” substitute “75”.
37In Schedule 2 to the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (the Charity Tribunal)—
(a)in paragraph 4(1), for “70” substitute “75”;
(b)omit paragraph 4(2).
Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25)U.K.
38(1)The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 is amended as follows.
(2)In Schedule 3 (appointment of senior coroners, area coroners and assistant coroners: vacation or termination of office)—
(a)in paragraph (3)(a), for “70” substitute “75”;
(b)in paragraph 10, for “70” substitute “75”.
(3)In Schedule 4 (Coroner for Treasure and Assistant Coroners for Treasure)—
(a)in paragraph 2(a), for “70” substitute “75”;
(b)in paragraph 3, for “70” substitute “75”.
(4)In Schedule 8 (Chief Coroner and Deputy Chief Coroner)—
(a)in paragraph 1(2)(b), for “70” substitute “75”;
(b)in paragraph 1(4), for “70” substitute “75”;
(c)in paragraph 2(2)(b), for “70” substitute “75”;
(d)in paragraph 2(5), for “70” substitute “75”.
39(1)In the English language text of Schedule 11 to the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (the Welsh Language Tribunal)—
(a)in paragraph 11, after “Tribunal”, the first time it occurs, insert “—
(a)on reaching the age of 75, or
(b)”.;
(b)in paragraph 15, for “70” substitute “75”.
(2)In the Welsh language text of Schedule 11 to the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (the Welsh Language Tribunal)—
(a)in paragraph 11, after “Tribiwnlys”, the first time it occurs, insert “—
(a)ar gyrraedd 75 oed, neu
(b)”.;
(b)in paragraph 15, for “70” substitute “75”.
Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 10)U.K.
40In Schedule 7 to the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014, omit paragraph 10.
41In section 4 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (lay magistrates), in subsection (11), for “70” substitute “75”.
Victims’ Payment Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/103)U.K.
42(1)Schedule 1 to the Victims’ Payment Regulations 2020 (the Board) is amended as follows.
(2)In paragraph 5, in sub-paragraph (5), for “70” substitute “75”.
(3)Omit sub-paragraph 6.