Supplementary panel

1 There is to be a panel of persons known as the supplementary panel. 2 On the commencement of this section any member of the House of Lords who— a meets one of the conditions in subsection (3), b does not hold high judicial office, c has not attained the age of 75, and d is not a person who was appointed to the office of Lord Chancellor on or after 12 June 2003, becomes a member of the panel. 3 The conditions are— a that he ceased to hold high judicial office less than 5 years before the commencement of this section; b that he was a member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council immediately before that commencement; c that he ceased to be a member of that Committee less than 5 years before that commencement. 4 A person becomes a member of the supplementary panel on ceasing to hold office as a judge of the Supreme Court or as a senior territorial judge, but only if, while he holds such office or within 2 years of ceasing to hold such office — a his membership of the panel is approved in writing by the President of the Supreme Court, and b the President of the Court gives the Lord Chancellor notice in writing of the approval. 5 Subsection (4) does not apply to a person who ceases to hold office as a judge of the Supreme Court when he ceases to be President of the Court. 6 Such a person becomes a member of the supplementary panel on ceasing to be President of the Court, unless— a while President, he gives the Lord Chancellor notice that he is not to become a member of the panel, b he ceases to be President on being removed from office as a judge of the Court on the address of both Houses of Parliament, or c his office is declared vacant under section 36. 7 A person does not become a member of the supplementary panel under subsection (4) or (6) if— a on ceasing to hold office as a judge of the Supreme Court he takes office as a senior territorial judge, or b on ceasing to hold office as a senior territorial judge he takes office as a judge of the Supreme Court. 8 A member of the supplementary panel may resign by notice in writing to the President of the Court. 9 Unless he resigns (and subject to sections 26(7)(b) and 27 of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (c. 8)), a person ceases to be a member of the supplementary panel— a at the end of 5 years after the last day on which he holds his qualifying office, or b if earlier, at the end of the day on which he attains the age of 75. 10 In this section— a “ office as a senior territorial judge ” has the same meaning as in section 38; b a person's “ qualifying office ” is the office (that is, high judicial office, membership of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, office as a judge of the Supreme Court or office as a senior territorial judge) that he held before becoming a member of the supplementary panel.