1

The Lord Chancellor may by regulations made with the agreement of the Lord Chief Justice—

a

provide for a Commissioner to cease to be a Commissioner on ceasing, or on ceasing for a particular reason, to be eligible for appointment as a Commissioner;

b

provide for a Commissioner other than the chairman to cease to be a Commissioner on ceasing, or on ceasing for a particular reason, to be eligible for appointment as a Commissioner of a particular description;

c

provide for the chairman—

i

to cease to be the chairman without ceasing to be a Commissioner, or

ii

to cease to be the chairman and cease to be a Commissioner,

on ceasing, or on ceasing for a particular reason, to be eligible for appointment as the chairman;

d

confer power to disapply or suspend the operation of provision under paragraph (a), (b) or (c) in individual cases.