SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5President of Welsh Tribunals
Part 2Selection by the Judicial Appointments Commission
Effect of acceptance of selection
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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.
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.