Paragraph 14

United Kingdom

(1)

Any duty imposed on the Lord Chancellor under this Act to convene a selection commission for the office of judge does not apply if any of the following conditions are met at the time when the Lord Chancellor should convene that commission—

(a)

a selection commission for the office of President has been convened and not dissolved;

(b)

the Lord Chancellor is under a duty to convene such a selection commission;

(c)

a selection commission for the office of Deputy President has been convened and not dissolved;

(d)

the Lord Chancellor is under a duty to convene such a selection commission.

(2)

Where sub-paragraph (1) applies, the Lord Chancellor must convene a selection commission for the office of judge as soon as practicable after F1a person has been selected as a result of the convening of a selection commission in respect of the vacancy in the office of President or Deputy President.

(3)

Sub-paragraph (1) applies to the duty under sub-paragraph (2) to convene a commission as it applies to all other such duties.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 8 para. 14(2) substituted (1.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 13 para. 7(12); S.I. 2013/2200, art. 3(d) (with savings in S.I. 2013/2193, reg. 23)