The Lord Chancellor may only appoint persons to the Tribunal who have been selected by the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission as follows.

The Lord Chancellor may at any time by notice require the Commission to select a person for appointment.

The Commission must then select a person for appointment and notify the Lord Chancellor accordingly.

The Lord Chancellor must then appoint the selected person.

Section 5A of, and Part 4 of Schedule 3 to, the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 apply for the purposes of selections under this paragraph as they apply for the purposes of selections under that Schedule.