Court of Appeal Act 2014

Amendment of section 21 of Ethics in Public Office Act 1995

52. Section 21 of the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995 is amended—

(a) in subsection 2(a), by the insertion of “, the Court of Appeal” after “Supreme Court”,

(b) in subsection (2E)(a), by the insertion of “, the Court of Appeal” after “Supreme Court”, and

(c) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2F):

“(2F) If the person who is the chairperson of the Commission ceases (otherwise than by death or removal from office) during his or her term of office as such chairperson to be—

(a) a judge of the High Court and is not a judge of the Supreme Court or Court of Appeal,

(b) a judge of the Court of Appeal and is not a judge of the Supreme Court, or

(c) a judge of the Supreme Court,

he or she shall continue to be such chairperson until the expiration of his or her term of office.”.