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9(1)Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, where the Lord Chief Justice accepts a selection made under paragraph 4(4) he or she must appoint the person selected.U.K.

(2)Before making the appointment the Lord Chief Justice may direct the Commission to make arrangements in accordance with the direction—

(a)for any assessment of the health of the person selected that the Lord Chief Justice considers appropriate, and

(b)for a report of the assessment to be made to the Lord Chief Justice.

(3)Sub-paragraph (4) applies in any of the following circumstances—

(a)the Lord Chief Justice notifies the Commission that he or she is not satisfied on the basis of a report under sub-paragraph (2)(b), having consulted the Welsh Ministers, that the health of the person selected is satisfactory for the purposes of the appointment;

(b)the person selected declines to be appointed, or does not agree within a time specified to him for that purpose;

(c)the person selected is otherwise not available within a reasonable time to be appointed.

(4)Where this sub-paragraph applies—

(a)the selection accepted and any previous selection for the appointment are to be disregarded;

(b)the request pursuant to which the selection was made continues to have effect;

(c)any subsequent selection pursuant to that request may be made in accordance with the same or a different selection process.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 5 para. 9 in force at 10.7.2017 or the first day on which regulations made under 2017 c. 4, Sch. 5 para. 7(1) come into force, whichever is the later by S.I. 2017/351, reg. 2

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