SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8Supreme Court selection commissions

Section 26

F1Part 1Membership

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Sch. 8 Pts. 1, 2 omitted (1.10.2013) by virtue of Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 13 para. 7(1)(a); S.I. 2013/2200, art. 3(d) (with savings in S.I. 2013/2193, reg. 23)

F1General rules

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F1Special rules where President's or Deputy President's place unfilled

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F1Disqualification

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F1Non-judicial members of selection commissions

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F1Chairing of selection commissions

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F1Interpretation

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F1Part 2Dissolution

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Part 3Duty to convene commission: special rules

Selection commission for the office of Deputy President

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Any duty imposed on the Lord Chancellor under this Act to convene a selection commission for the office of Deputy President does not apply if any of the following conditions are met at the time when the Lord Chancellor should convene that commission—

a

a selection commission for the office of President has been convened and not dissolved;

b

the Lord Chancellor is under a duty to convene such a selection commission.

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Where sub-paragraph (1) applies, the Lord Chancellor must convene a selection commission for the office of Deputy President as soon as practicable after F2a person has been selected as a result of the convening of a selection commission in respect of the vacancy in the office of President.

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Sub-paragraph (1) applies to the duty under sub-paragraph (2) to convene a commission as it applies to all other such duties.

Selection commission for the office of judge

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1

Any duty imposed on the Lord Chancellor under this Act to convene a selection commission for the office of judge does not apply if any of the following conditions are met at the time when the Lord Chancellor should convene that commission—

a

a selection commission for the office of President has been convened and not dissolved;

b

the Lord Chancellor is under a duty to convene such a selection commission;

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a selection commission for the office of Deputy President has been convened and not dissolved;

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the Lord Chancellor is under a duty to convene such a selection commission.

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Where sub-paragraph (1) applies, the Lord Chancellor must convene a selection commission for the office of judge as soon as practicable after F3a person has been selected as a result of the convening of a selection commission in respect of the vacancy in the office of President or Deputy President.

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Sub-paragraph (1) applies to the duty under sub-paragraph (2) to convene a commission as it applies to all other such duties.