Personal Insolvency Act 2012

Amendment of section 17 of Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961.

188.— Section 17 of the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961 is amended—

(a) in subsection (2) (as amended by section 5 of the Courts and Court Officers Act 2002 ), by deleting “A person” and substituting “Subject to subsection (4), a person”,

(b) in subsection (2A) (inserted by section 5 of the Courts and Court Officers Act 2002 ), by deleting “A judge” and substituting “Subject to subsection (4), a judge”,

(c) in subsection (2B) (inserted by section 5 of the Courts and Court Officers Act 2002 ), by deleting “A county registrar” and substituting “Subject to subsection (4), a county registrar”,

(d) by inserting the following after subsection (2B) (inserted by section 5 of the Courts and Court Officers Act 2002 ):

“(2C) A specialist judge of the Circuit Court shall be qualified for appointment as an ordinary judge of the Circuit Court.”,

and

(e) by inserting the following after subsection (3):

“(4) Any of the following persons shall be qualified for appointment as a specialist judge of the Circuit Court:

(a) a person who is for the time being a county registrar, having held such office for not less than 2 years continuously, and

(b) subject to subsection (5)—

(i) a person who is for the time being a practising barrister or a practising solicitor of not less than 10 years standing, and

(ii) a judge of the District Court.

(5) Subsection (4)(b) shall come into operation on such day, being not later than 1 January 2014, as the Minister may by order appoint.”.