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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 12The Judicial Appointments Commission

Part 1The Commissioners

Term of office etc. of Commissioners

14(1)A Commissioner—

(a)in the case of the chairman, ceases to be a Commissioner (and chairman) on ceasing to be a lay member;

(b)in the case of a judicial or professional member, ceases to be a Commissioner on the earlier of ceasing to be such a member, and ceasing to fall within the paragraph of paragraph 2(3) or 2(4) for the purposes of which he was appointed;

(c)in any other case, ceases to be a Commissioner on ceasing to fall within the paragraph of paragraph 2(2) for the purposes of which he was appointed.

(2)But if (before or after an event within paragraph (a) or (b) of sub-paragraph (1)) the Lord Chancellor directs in a particular case that that paragraph is to be disregarded for a period specified in the direction, the person continues to be a Commissioner until the end of that period, subject to the terms of his appointment and the other provisions of this Schedule.

(4)A Commissioner ceases to be a Commissioner if he becomes employed in the civil service of the State.