Constitutional Reform Act 2005

68Duty to fill vacancies
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(1)The Lord Chancellor must make a recommendation to fill any vacancy in the office of Lord Chief Justice.

(2)The Lord Chancellor must make a recommendation to fill any vacancy in any other office listed in section 67(1).

(3)Subsection (2) does not apply to a vacancy while the Lord Chief Justice agrees that it may remain unfilled.