15Membership of judicial commissions

15 Membership of judicial commissions

(1)  If the council appoints a judicial commission under section 31 , the council is to –

(a) appoint, as members of the judicial commission –

(i) 2 persons from the pool of potential members established under section 14(1) ; and

(ii) one person from the pool of potential members established under section 14(3) ; and

(b) in making those appointments, have regard to the diversity of members of the judicial commission, as far as it is reasonably practicable to do so; and

(c) appoint one member of the judicial commission to be the presiding member of the commission.

(2)  If a commission member dies or resigns, or is suspended or removed from office under section 14(6) or clause 5 of Schedule 1  –

(a) the council may appoint a new member of the judicial commission in accordance with subsection (1)(a) ; or

(b) if the council elects not to appoint a new member to the commission under paragraph (a)  –

(i) the remaining members constitute the commission; and

(ii) this Act has effect as if subsection (1)(a) required only two members to be appointed.

(3)  If the presiding member of a commission dies or resigns, or is suspended or removed from office under section 14(6) or clause 5 of Schedule 1 , the council must, in writing, appoint one of the commission members to be the new presiding member.

(4)  Schedule 1 applies in respect of the appointment of a commission member appointed under this section.