# Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002, Paragraph 4


(1) The Commission is responsible for the selection of persons for appointment to listed judicial offices (including, for deciding the timing of any selection or selection process).
(2) When the Commission selects a person under sub-paragraph (1) it must appoint the person to the office in question.
(3) The Commission must (in particular) exercise its power under sub-paragraph (1) to ensure that any vacancy in a listed judicial office is filled.
(4) Sub-paragraph (3) does not apply to a vacancy while the Lord Chief Justice agrees that it may remain unfilled.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/26/schedule/3/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/justice-northern-ireland-act-2002/schedule-3/paragraph-4
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