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1 Any duty imposed on the Lord Chancellor under this Act to convene a selection commission for the office of judge does not apply if any of the following conditions are met at the time when the Lord Chancellor should convene that commission— a a selection commission for the office of President has been convened and not dissolved; b the Lord Chancellor is under a duty to convene such a selection commission; c a selection commission for the office of Deputy President has been convened and not dissolved; d the Lord Chancellor is under a duty to convene such a selection commission. 2 Where sub-paragraph (1) applies, the Lord Chancellor must convene a selection commission for the office of judge as soon as practicable after a person has been selected as a result of the convening of a selection commission in respect of the vacancy in the office of President or Deputy President. 3 Sub-paragraph (1) applies to the duty under sub-paragraph (2) to convene a commission as it applies to all other such duties.