Section 75C — Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007: Selection panel

Selection panel 75C 1 The selection panel must consist of four members.

2 The first member is the Lord Chief Justice, or his nominee.

3 The second member is a person designated by the Lord Chief Justice.

4 Unless subsection (7) applies, the third member is the chairman of the Commission or his nominee.

5 The fourth member is a lay member of the Commission designated by the third member.

6 Subsection (7) applies if—

a there is no chairman of the Commission, or b the chairman of the Commission is unavailable and has not nominated a person under subsection (4).

7 In those cases the third member is a lay member of the Commission selected by the lay members of the Commission other than the chairman.

8 A nominee of the Lord Chief Justice must be a Head of Division or a Lord Justice of Appeal.

9 The person designated under subsection (3) must be—

a a person who holds, or has held, the office of Senior President of Tribunals, b a person who holds, or has held, office as a Chamber President of a chamber of the First-tier Tribunal or of a chamber of the Upper Tribunal, or c a person who holds, or has held, an office that, in the opinion of the Lord Chief Justice, is such that a holder of it would acquire knowledge or experience of tribunals broadly similar to that which would be acquired by—

i a person who holds the office of Senior President of Tribunals, or ii a person who holds office as a Chamber President of a chamber of the First-tier Tribunal, or iii a person who holds office as a Chamber President of a chamber of the Upper Tribunal.

10 Before designating a person under subsection (3), the Lord Chief Justice must consult—

a the Lord President of the Court of Session, and b the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.

11 A person may not be appointed to the panel if he is willing to be considered for selection.

12 A person may not be appointed to the panel as the nominee of more than one person.

13 A person appointed to the panel otherwise than as a nominee may not be a nominee.

14 The first member is the chairman of the panel.

15 On any vote by the panel the chairman of the panel has an additional, casting vote in the event of a tie.