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PART 2Selection of Lord Chief Justice

Selection following requirement to reconsider

10.—(1) If under regulation 8 the Lord Chancellor rejects or requires the reconsideration of a selection at stage 1 or 2, the selection panel must select a person in accordance with this regulation.

(2) If the Lord Chancellor rejects a selection, the selection panel—

(a)may not select the person rejected, and

(b)where the rejection is following reconsideration of a selection, may not select the person (if different) whose selection it reconsidered.

(3) If the Lord Chancellor requires a selection to be reconsidered, the selection panel—

(a)may select the same person or a different person, but

(b)where the requirement to reconsider follows a rejection, may not select the person rejected.

(4) The selection panel must inform the Lord Chancellor of the person selected following a rejection or a requirement to reconsider.

(5) This regulation does not prevent a person being selected on a subsequent request under section 69(1).

(1)

Section 69 is amended by paragraph 57 of Schedule 13 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013.