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.