Joanna Tuffy (Labour)

The purpose of amendment No. 64 is that the chief executive of the Courts Service, or his or her nominee, is already a member of the rule making committee under the Courts Act. We are proposing, in the interest of consistency, that the chief executive would also be a member of the rule making committee under section 44 of this Bill.

Amendment No. 67 is possibly no longer appropriate and I will withdraw it. With regard to amendment No. 68, while the Minister will have a function in approving rules made under this section it nonetheless seems appropriate for the purposes of democratic accountability for a person nominated by the Minister to also serve on the rule making committee.