Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters) Records, and Another Matter, Act 2020

Amendment of Judicial Council Act 2019

8. The Judicial Council Act 2019 is amended—

(a) in subsection (2) of section 7, by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (g):

“(g) adopt—

(i) draft personal injuries guidelines prepared and submitted to the Board under section 18(2)(a) with the modifications (if any) made by the Board under section 11(1) (d), as soon as practicable after such submission but not later than 31 July 2021, or

(ii) any draft amendments to personal injuries guidelines prepared and submitted to the Board under section 18(2)(b) with the modifications (if any) made by the Board under section 11(1)(d), as soon as practicable but not later than 12 months after such submission,

and publish the personal injuries guidelines and amendments in such manner as it considers appropriate as soon as practicable following such adoption,”,

and

(b) in subsection (4) of section 18, by the substitution of “not later than 9 December 2020” for “not later than 6 months after the date on which the Committee stands established”.