Point in time view as at 12/04/2015.
Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Section 2 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)A person may not be recommended for appointment as Lord Chancellor unless he appears to the Prime Minister to be qualified by experience.
(2)The Prime Minister may take into account any of these—
(a)experience as a Minister of the Crown;
(b)experience as a member of either House of Parliament;
(c)experience as a qualifying practitioner;
(d)experience as a teacher of law in a university;
(e)other experience that the Prime Minister considers relevant.
(3)In this section “qualifying practitioner” means any of these—
(a)a person who has a Senior Courts qualification, within the meaning of section 71 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41);
(b)an advocate in Scotland or a solicitor entitled to appear in the Court of Session and the High Court of Justiciary;
(c)a member of the Bar of Northern Ireland or a solicitor of the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland.
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