PART 2Selection of Lord Chief Justice
The Lord Chancellor’s options8
1
This regulation refers to the following stages—
a
Stage 1 – where a person has been selected under section 70(2) for appointment as Lord Chief Justice.
b
Stage 2 – where a person has been selected following a rejection or reconsideration at stage 1.
c
Stage 3 where a person has been selected following a rejection or reconsideration at stage 2.
2
At stage 1 the Lord Chancellor must do one of the following—
a
accept the selection;
b
reject the selection; or
c
require the selection panel to reconsider the selection.
3
At stage 2 the Lord Chancellor must do one of the following—
a
accept the selection;
b
reject the selection, but only if it was made following a reconsideration at stage 1; or
c
require the selection panel to reconsider the selection, but only if it was made following a rejection at stage 1.
4
At stage 3 the Lord Chancellor must accept the selection, unless subsection (5) applies and the Lord Chancellor accepts a selection under it.
5
If a person whose selection the Lord Chancellor required to be reconsidered at stage 1 or 2 was not selected again at the next stage, the Lord Chancellor may, at stage 3, accept the selection made at that earlier stage.