Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 13 U.K. Judicial appointments

Part 4 U.K. Judicial appointments: selection, and transfer of powers of Lord Chancellor

Other changes in relation to selection process and complaints U.K.

66 (1) Section 87 (request for selection of person to fill vacancy for High Court judge or in an office listed in Schedule 14) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) The Lord Chancellor may request the Commission to select a person for membership of a pool for requests under section 9(1) of the Senior Courts Act 1981, and a person may become a member of such a pool only by selection on a request under this subsection.”

(3) In subsection (4) (sections 88 to 93 apply where request made under section 87) for “Sections 88 to 93 apply” substitute “ Section 88 applies ”.

(4) In subsection (5) for “Those sections are” substitute “ That section is ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 13 para. 66 in force at 1.10.2013 by S.I. 2013/2200, art. 3(e) (with savings in S.I. 2013/2192, regs. 48, 49)