Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014

42Chairing members

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(1)Tribunal Rules may make provision for determining the question as to who is to be the chairing member where a matter in a case before the First-tier Tribunal or the Upper Tribunal is to be decided by two or more members of the Tribunal.

(2)Rules making provision as described in subsection (1) may (in particular)—

(a)allow the President of Tribunals to determine the question,

(b)specify criteria as against which the question is to be determined (including by reference to type of member or particular expertise).