The Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (Addition of Listed Judicial Offices etc.) Order 2006

Made: 23rd November 2006

To be laid before Parliament

Coming into operation

The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(2)(a) and 19(4)(a) of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002[^f00001] and (in relation to section 2(2)(a)) with the agreement of the Lord Chief Justice.

Citation and commencement

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• (1) This Order may be cited as the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (Addition of Listed Judicial Offices etc.) Order 2006 and shall come into operation in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

• (2) This rule and rule 2 shall come into operation on 18th December 2006.

• (3) Rule 3 shall come into operation on 1st April 2007.

Amendment to the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002

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At the end of Schedule 1 (Listed judicial offices) insert—

• President of the Northern Ireland Valuation Tribunal
• Member of the Northern Ireland Valuation Tribunal

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At the end of Schedule 6 (Office holders required to take judicial oath) insert—

• President of the Northern Ireland Valuation Tribunal
• Member of the Northern Ireland Valuation Tribunal

Signed

Signed by the authority of the Lord Chancellor

Bridget Prentice — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, — Department for Constitutional Affairs — Dated 23rd November 2006

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (c. 26) to add the offices of President and Member of the Northern Ireland Valuation Tribunal to:—

• (a) the list of judicial offices in Schedule 1 to which appointments are subject to selection by the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission; and

• (b) the list of judicial office holders in Schedule 6 required to take the judicial oath.

The Northern Ireland Valuation Tribunal is established by Article 36A of and Schedule 9B to the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/2157 N.I.28) as amended by Article 29 of and Schedule 1 to the Rates (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2954 N.I.18).

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2002 c. 26; section 2(2)(a) was amended by paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2004 (c. 4)