These Regulations are made under paragraphs 1B, 3B, 3C, 6A, 11, 13, 14 and 17A of Schedule 12 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4). They contain provisions providing for the composition of the Judicial Appointments Commission, the selection of Commissioners (including the vice-chairman) and the tenure of Commissioners. Section 20 of, and Schedule 13 to, the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c.22) make a number of amendments to Schedule 12 to the 2005 Act. In particular, provisions relating to the composition of the Judicial Appointments Commission, the selection of Commissioners and the tenure of Commissioners are no longer wholly set out in Schedule 12 to the 2005 Act and are replaced by regulation making powers.