SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Gender Recognition Panels
President
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1
F1Subject to sub-paragraph (1A), the Lord Chancellor must, after consulting the Scottish Ministers and the Department of Finance and Personnel in Northern Ireland—
a
appoint one of the legal members to be the President of Gender Recognition Panels (“the President”), and
b
appoint another of the legal members to be the Deputy President of Gender Recognition Panels (“the Deputy President”).
F21A
The Lord Chancellor may appoint a person under sub-paragraph (1) only with the concurrence of all of the following—
a
the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales;
b
the Lord President of the Court of Session;
c
the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.
2
The Deputy President has the functions of the President—
a
if the President is unavailable, and
b
during any vacancy in the office of President.