Part 3 Judicial Appointments Commission
Crime and Courts Act 2013 (2013 c 22) | Legislation

Part 3 Judicial Appointments Commission

Introductory

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Part 1 of Schedule 12 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (the members of the Judicial Appointments Commission) is amended as follows.

Composition of the Judicial Appointments Commission

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In paragraph 1 (Commission consists of lay chairman and 14 other Commissioners) for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b)     such number of other Commissioners as the Lord Chancellor may specify by regulations made with the agreement of the Lord Chief Justice,â€.

18

Omit paragraphs 2(2) to (5) and 4 to 6 (Commissioners other than the lay chairman are to be drawn in specified proportions from among judicial office holders, practising lawyers and lay persons).

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After paragraph 3 (civil servants may not be appointed as Commissioners) insert—

“3´¡

The number of Commissioners who are holders of judicial office must be less than the number of Commissioners (including the chairman) who are not holders of judicial office.

3B

(1)     The Lord Chancellor may, by regulations made with the agreement of the Lord Chief Justice, make provision about the composition of the Commission.

(2)     The power to make regulations under this paragraph is to be exercised so as to ensure that the Commission's members include—

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