2(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—U.K.
(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”).
[F2(1A)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.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 1 para. 2(1) substituted (3.4.2006) by The Lord Chancellor (Transfer of Functions and Supplementary Provisions) (No.2) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1016), art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 15
F2Sch. 1 para. 2(1A) inserted (3.4.2006) by The Lord Chancellor (Transfer of Functions and Supplementary Provisions) (No.2) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1016), art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 16