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10Appointment of judge as panel memberU.K.

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(1)If the Minister proposes to appoint as a member of an inquiry panel a particular person who is a judge of a description specified in the first column of the following table, he must first consult the person specified in the second column.

Description of judgePerson to be consulted
Lord of Appeal in OrdinaryThe senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
Judge of the Supreme Court of England and Wales, or Circuit judgeThe Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Judge of the Court of Session, sheriff principal [F1, sheriff or summary sheriff]The Lord President of the Court of Session
Judge of the Supreme Court of Northern Ireland, or county court judge in Northern IrelandThe Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland

(2)[F2 In this section “ sheriff principal ” and “ sheriff ” have the same meaning as in the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (c. 58). ]

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