{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-judicial-appointments-regulations-2013/regulation-42",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-judicial-appointments-regulations-2013/regulation-42.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2013/9780111100219",
  "legislation_title": "The Judicial Appointments Regulations 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-judicial-appointments-regulations-2013",
  "path": "regulation/42",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "42",
  "heading": "Exercise of powers to reject or require reconsideration",
  "text": "(1) The Lord Chief Justice’s power under regulation 41 to reject a selection at stage 1 or 2 is exercisable only on the ground that, in the Lord Chief Justice’s opinion, the person selected is not suitable to act as a judge of the High Court.\n(2) The Lord Chief Justice’s power under regulation 41 to require the Commission to reconsider a selection at stage 1 or 2 is exercisable only on the ground that, in the Lord Chief Justice’s opinion—\n(a) there is not enough evidence that the person is suitable to act as a judge of the High Court; or\n(b) there is evidence that the person is not the best candidate on merit.\n(3) The Lord Chief Justice must give the Commission reasons in writing for rejecting or requiring reconsideration of a selection.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2013/9780111100219/regulation/42",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:15:33.752299+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}