Selection of Commissioners by the Tribunals’ Council11
1
This regulation applies to the selection of a senior tribunal office-holder member as a Commissioner.
2
The Lord Chancellor may recommend such a person for appointment as a Commissioner only if—
a
the Senior President of Tribunals has requested the Tribunal Judges’ Council to select a person to be appointed;
b
the person has been selected by the Tribunal Judges’ Council in accordance with that request; and
c
the selection by the Tribunal Judges’ Council has been notified to the Lord Chancellor in a report which gives reasons for the selection.
3
The Lord Chancellor must recommend for appointment the person selected by the Tribunal Judges’ Council.
4
In this regulation the Tribunal Judges’ Council means a body designated for the purposes of these Regulations by the Senior President of Tribunals.