43. (1) Where an invitation is issued under section 42 in relation to a judicial office, a person, including a person who holds judicial office or a relevant office holder, who wishes to be considered for selection and recommendation for appointment or nomination for appointment or election, as the case may be, to that office shall make an application to the Commission in such form, and accompanied by such supporting documentation, as is specified—

(a) in the statement of selection procedures, or

(b) where section 60(2)(a)(ii) applies, in the procedures determined by the Commission in accordance with that provision.

(2) An application for recommendation for appointment or for nomination for appointment or election to judicial office shall not be made to the Commission otherwise than pursuant to an invitation issued under section 42.

(3) In this section, “relevant office holder” means a judge or other office holder referred to in any of clauses (I) to (VII) of section 5(2)(b)(i) of the Act of 1961.