The Supreme Court (Judicial Appointments) Regulations 2013

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 General

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. In relation a reference in these Regulations to “the most...

3. PART 2 Selection Commission for appointment of President

   1. 4. Application of this Part

   2. 5. Composition of selection commission

   3. 6. Provision where Deputy President’s place on the selection commission is unfilled

   4. 7. Senior UK judge

   5. 8. Chairman of selection commission

   6. 9. Members of selection commission under regulation 5(1)(c)

4. PART 3 Selection commissions for appointment of judges of the Supreme Court other than the President

   1. 10. Application of this Part

   2. 11. Composition of selection commission

   3. 12. Provision where President’s place on the selection commission is unfilled

   4. 13. Members of selection commission under regulation 11(1)(b) to (d)

   5. 14. Member of selection commission under regulation 11(1)(e)

5. PART 4 Disqualification and replacement

   1. 15. Application of this Part

   2. 16. Disqualification

   3. 17. Provision where a member of a selection commission’s place is unfilled

6. PART 5 Selection process and selection

   1. 18. Consultation

   2. 19. Report

   3. 20. The Lord Chancellor’s options

   4. 21. Exercise of powers to reject or require reconsideration

   5. 22. Selection following rejection or requirement to reconsider

7. PART 6

   1. 23. Transitional provision

8. Signature

9. Explanatory Note