Part 4Judicial appointments and discipline
Chapter 2Appointments
F1Senior President of Tribunals
75CSelection panel
1
The selection panel must consist of four members.
2
The first member is the Lord Chief Justice, or his nominee.
3
The second member is a person designated by the Lord Chief Justice.
4
Unless subsection (7) applies, the third member is the chairman of the Commission or his nominee.
5
The fourth member is a lay member of the Commission designated by the third member.
6
Subsection (7) applies if—
a
there is no chairman of the Commission, or
b
the chairman of the Commission is unavailable and has not nominated a person under subsection (4).
7
In those cases the third member is a lay member of the Commission selected by the lay members of the Commission other than the chairman.
8
A nominee of the Lord Chief Justice must be a Head of Division or a Lord Justice of Appeal.
9
The person designated under subsection (3) must be—
a
a person who holds, or has held, the office of Senior President of Tribunals,
b
a person who holds, or has held, office as a Chamber President of a chamber of the First-tier Tribunal or of a chamber of the Upper Tribunal, or
c
a person who holds, or has held, an office that, in the opinion of the Lord Chief Justice, is such that a holder of it would acquire knowledge or experience of tribunals broadly similar to that which would be acquired by—
i
a person who holds the office of Senior President of Tribunals, or
ii
a person who holds office as a Chamber President of a chamber of the First-tier Tribunal, or
iii
a person who holds office as a Chamber President of a chamber of the Upper Tribunal.
10
Before designating a person under subsection (3), the Lord Chief Justice must consult—
a
the Lord President of the Court of Session, and
b
the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.
11
A person may not be appointed to the panel if he is willing to be considered for selection.
12
A person may not be appointed to the panel as the nominee of more than one person.
13
A person appointed to the panel otherwise than as a nominee may not be a nominee.
14
The first member is the chairman of the panel.
15
On any vote by the panel the chairman of the panel has an additional, casting vote in the event of a tie.
Ss. 75A-75G and preceding cross-heading inserted (19.9.2007) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), ss. 2, 148, Sch. 1 para. 4; S.I. 2007/2709, art. 2(g)