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(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.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 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)
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