Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4)

Part 4 U.K. Judicial appointments and discipline

Chapter 2 U.K. Appointments

Puisne judges and other office holders U.K.

86 Duty to fill vacancies U.K.

(1) The Lord Chancellor must make a recommendation to fill any vacancy in the office of puisne judge of the High Court or in an office listed in Part 1 of Schedule 14.

(2) The Lord Chancellor must make an appointment to fill any vacancy in an office listed in Part 2 or 3 of that Schedule.

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a vacancy while the Lord Chief Justice agrees that it may remain unfilled.