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1(1)A person is not eligible for appointment as President unless—
[F1(a)he satisfies the judicial-appointment eligibility condition on a 7-year basis;]
(b)he is an advocate or solicitor in Scotland of at least [F27] years’ standing; or
(c)he is a member of the Bar of Northern Ireland or [F3solicitor of the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland] of at least [F47] years’ standing;
and he appears to the Lord Chancellor to have appropriate experience and knowledge of competition law and practice.
(2)A person is not eligible for appointment as a chairman unless—
[F5(a)he satisfies the judicial-appointment eligibility condition on a 5-year basis;]
(b)he is an advocate or solicitor in Scotland of at least [F65] years’ standing; or
(c)he is a member of the Bar of Northern Ireland or [F3solicitor of the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland] of at least [F75] years’ standing;
and he appears to the Lord Chancellor to have appropriate experience and knowledge (either of competition law and practice or any other relevant law and practice).
(3)Before appointing an advocate or solicitor in Scotland under this paragraph, the Lord Chancellor must consult the Lord President of the Court of Session.
F8(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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F1Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(a) substituted (21.7.2008) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), s. 148, Sch. 10 para. 36(2)(a); S.I. 2008/1653, art. 2(d) (with arts. 3, 4)
F2Word in Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(b) substituted (21.7.2008) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), s. 148, Sch. 10 para. 36(2)(b); S.I. 2008/1653, art. 2(d) (with arts. 3, 4)
F3Words in Act substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 148(1), Sch. 11 para. 5; S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(d)
F4Word in Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(c) substituted (21.7.2008) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), s. 148, Sch. 10 para. 36(2)(b); S.I. 2008/1653, art. 2(d) (with arts. 3, 4)
F5Sch. 2 para. 1(2)(a) substituted (21.7.2008) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), s. 148, Sch. 10 para. 36(3)(a); S.I. 2008/1653, art. 2(d) (with arts. 3, 4)
F6Word in Sch. 2 para. 1(2)(b) substituted (21.7.2008) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), s. 148, Sch. 10 para. 36(3)(b); S.I. 2008/1653, art. 2(d) (with arts. 3, 4)
F7Word in Sch. 2 para. 1(2)(c) substituted (21.7.2008) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), s. 148, Sch. 10 para. 36(3)(b); S.I. 2008/1653, art. 2(d) (with arts. 3, 4)
F8Sch. 2 para. 1(4) repealed (3.11.2008) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), s. 148, Sch. 23 Pt. 2; S.I. 2008/2696, art. 5(j) (with art. 3)
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