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2(1)The chairman must be a lay member.
(2)Of the other Commissioners—
(a)5 must be judicial members,
(b)2 must be professional members,
(c)5 must be lay members,
(d)1 other must be the holder of an office listed in Part 3 of Schedule 14, and
(e)1 other must be a lay justice member.
(3)Of the Commissioners appointed as judicial members—
(a)1 must be a Lord Justice of Appeal;
(b)1 must be a puisne judge of the High Court;
(c)1 other must be either a Lord Justice of Appeal or a puisne judge of the High Court;
(d)1 must be a circuit judge;
(e)1 must be a district judge of a county court, a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) or a person appointed to an office under section 89 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54).
(4)Of the Commissioners appointed as professional members—
(a)1 must be a practising barrister in England and Wales;
(b)1 must be a practising solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales.
(5)A Commissioner is not to be taken into account for the purposes of any paragraph of sub-paragraph (2) unless he was appointed for the purposes of that paragraph.
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