PART 5MEMBERS OF THE COURT
Waiting members38
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Where a lay member is discharged under rule 37(4) the waiting member shall become a lay member.
3
Where the court administration officer specifies a waiting member, he shall specify a second waiting member if a judge advocate so directs.
4
A second waiting member may be specified at any time before the commencement of the proceedings.
5
Where two waiting members have been specified and paragraph (2) applies, the reference in that paragraph to the waiting member is to the senior waiting member.
6
Where—
a
two waiting members have been specified, and
b
two lay members are discharged under rule 37(4),
both the waiting members shall become lay members.
7
Rule 37(2) to (4) applies in relation to a waiting member who becomes a lay member by virtue of this rule.