Section 78 Request for selection

United Kingdom

(1)

The Lord Chancellor may make a request to the Commission for a person to be selected for a recommendation for appointment as a Lord Justice of Appeal.

(2)

Before making a request the Lord Chancellor must consult the Lord Chief Justice.

(3)

A request may relate to more than one recommendation.

(4)

F1Section 79 applies where the Lord Chancellor makes a request under this section.

(5)

F2That section is subject to section 95 (withdrawal and modification of requests).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 78(4) substituted (1.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 13 para. 62(a); S.I. 2013/2200, art. 3(e) (with savings in S.I. 2013/2192, regs. 48, 49)
F2: Words in s. 78(5) substituted (1.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 13 para. 62(b); S.I. 2013/2200, art. 3(e) (with savings in S.I. 2013/2192, regs. 48, 49)