Part 4Judicial appointments and discipline

Chapter 2Appointments

Puisne judges and other office holders

F194Power to require persons to be identified for future requests

1

If the Lord Chancellor gives the Commission notice of a request which the Lord Chancellor expects to make under section 87, the Commission must seek to identify persons it considers would be suitable for selection on the request.

2

The Lord Chancellor may, by regulations made with the agreement of the Lord Chief Justice, make provision about how the Commission is to comply with a duty imposed on it by subsection (1).

3

The regulations may in particular—

a

make provision as to things that are, or as to things that are not, to be done—

i

in complying with such a duty, or

ii

in determining how to comply with such a duty;

b

provide for the making of reports.

4

Regulations under this section—

a

may make different provision for different purposes;

b

may make consequential, supplementary, transitory, transitional or saving provision.