SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4Other functions of the Lord Chancellor and organisation of the courts

Part 1Amendments

Plant Varieties Act 1997 (c. 66)

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1

Schedule 3 to the Plant Varieties Act 1997 (Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal) is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph 4 (chairman of the Tribunal for proceedings in Northern Ireland), in sub-paragraph (1) for “Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland” substitute “ Lord Chancellor ”.

3

In paragraph 5 (duration of appointment)—

a

in sub-paragraph (5) for “paragraph 2, 3 or 4” substitute “ paragraph 2 or 3 ”;

b

after sub-paragraph (5) insert—

5A

Where the appointing authority is the Lord Chancellor, the power conferred by sub-paragraph (5) may be exercised only with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.

4

In paragraph 7 (the panels), in sub-paragraph (2) for the words in brackets substitute “ (which makes it necessary to obtain the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor and certain judicial office holders to dismissals in certain cases) ”.

5

In paragraph 16 (interpretation), in paragraph (c) of the definition of “appointing authority” for “Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland” substitute “ Lord Chancellor ”.