269(1)Schedule 3 to the Plant Varieties Act 1997 (Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal) is amended as follows.U.K.
(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 ”.