Child Support Act 1991
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SCHEDULE 4 Child Support Commissioners for Northern Ireland
Section 22(5). Tenure of office 1 (1) Every Child Support Commissioner for Northern Ireland shall vacate his office on the date on which he reaches the age of 75. (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commissioners’ remuneration and their pensions 2 (1) The Department of Justice shall pay, or make such payments towards the provision of such remuneration, ... allowances or gratuities to or in respect of persons appointed as Child Support Commissioners for Northern Ireland as, with the consent of the Treasury, the Lord Chancellor may determine. (2) The Department of Justice shall pay to a Child Support Commissioner for Northern Ireland such expenses incurred in connection with his work as such a Commissioner as may be determined by the Treasury. (3) Sub-paragraph (1), so far as relating to pensions, allowances or gratuities, shall not have effect in relation to any person to whom Part I of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 applies, except to the extent provided by or under that Act. Expenses of other persons 2A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commissioners barred from legal practice 3 A Child Support Commissioner for Northern Ireland, so long as he holds office as such, shall not practise as a barrister or act for any remuneration to himself as arbitrator or referee or be directly or indirectly concerned in any matter as a conveyancer, notary public or solicitor. Deputy Child Support Commissioners 4 (1) The Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission may appoint persons to act as Child Support Commissioners for Northern Ireland (but to be known as deputy Child Support Commissioners for Northern Ireland) in order to facilitate the disposal of the business of Child Support Commissioners for Northern Ireland. (2) A deputy Child Support Commissioner for Northern Ireland shall be appointed— (a) from among persons who are barristers or solicitors of not less than the number of years' standing specified in section 23(2), and (b) subject to sub-paragraph (2A), for such period or on such occasions as the Commission determines with the agreement of the Department of Justice. (2A) No appointment of a person to be a deputy Child Support Commissioner for Northern Ireland shall be such as to extend beyond the date on which he reaches the age of 75. (3) Paragraph 2 applies to deputy Child Support Commissioners for Northern Ireland, but paragraph 3 does not apply to them. Determination of questions by other officers 4A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tribunals of Commissioners 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finality of decisions 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consultation with Lord Advocate 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northern Ireland 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SCHEDULE 4 Child Support Commissioners for Northern Ireland
Section 22(5). Tenure of office 1 (1) Every Child Support Commissioner for Northern Ireland shall vacate his office on the date on which he reaches the age of 75. (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commissioners’ remuneration and their pensions 2 (1) The Department of Justice shall pay, or make such payments towards the provision of such remuneration, ... allowances or gratuities to or in respect of persons appointed as Child Support Commissioners for Northern Ireland as, with the consent of the Treasury, the Lord Chancellor may determine. (2) The Department of Justice shall pay to a Child Support Commissioner for Northern Ireland such expenses incurred in connection with his work as such a Commissioner as may be determined by the Treasury. (3) Sub-paragraph (1), so far as relating to pensions, allowances or gratuities, shall not have effect in relation to any person to whom Part I of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 applies, except to the extent provided by or under that Act. Expenses of other persons 2A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commissioners barred from legal practice 3 A Child Support Commissioner for Northern Ireland, so long as he holds office as such, shall not practise as a barrister or act for any remuneration to himself as arbitrator or referee or be directly or indirectly concerned in any matter as a conveyancer, notary public or solicitor. Deputy Child Support Commissioners 4 (1) The Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission may appoint persons to act as Child Support Commissioners for Northern Ireland (but to be known as deputy Child Support Commissioners for Northern Ireland) in order to facilitate the disposal of the business of Child Support Commissioners for Northern Ireland. (2) A deputy Child Support Commissioner for Northern Ireland shall be appointed— (a) from among persons who are barristers or solicitors of not less than the number of years' standing specified in section 23(2), and (b) subject to sub-paragraph (2A), for such period or on such occasions as the Commission determines with the agreement of the Department of Justice. (2A) No appointment of a person to be a deputy Child Support Commissioner for Northern Ireland shall be such as to extend beyond the date on which he reaches the age of 75. (3) Paragraph 2 applies to deputy Child Support Commissioners for Northern Ireland, but paragraph 3 does not apply to them. Determination of questions by other officers 4A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tribunals of Commissioners 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finality of decisions 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consultation with Lord Advocate 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northern Ireland 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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