PanelsU.K.
3(1)The Lord Chancellor must appoint a panel of persons for the purposes of serving as chairmen of the Tribunal.
(2)A person is qualified for membership of the panel of chairmen if—
[F1(a)he satisfies the judicial-appointment eligibility condition on a 5-year basis;]
(b)he is an advocate or solicitor in Scotland of at least [F25] years’ standing; or
(c)he is—
(i)a member of the Bar of Northern Ireland of at least [F25] years’ standing; or
(ii)a [F3solicitor of the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland] of at least [F25] years’ standing.
(3)The panel of chairmen must include at least one member who is a person of the kind mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(b).
(4)The Lord Chancellor must also appoint a panel of persons who appear to him to be qualified by experience or otherwise to deal with matters of the kind that may be referred to the Tribunal.
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 13 para. 3(2)(a) substituted (21.7.2008) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), ss. 50(6), 148(5), Sch. 10 para. 34(3)(a); S.I. 2008/1653, art. 2 (with arts. 3, 4)
F2Words in Sch. 13 para. 3(2)(b)(c)(i)(ii) substituted (21.7.2008) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), ss. 50(6), 148(5), Sch. 10 para. 34(3)(b); S.I. 2008/1653, art. 2 (with arts. 3, 4)
F3Sch. 13 para. 3(2)(c)(ii): words substituted (1.10.2009) for the words "solicitor of the Supreme Court of Northern Ireland" wherever they occur in any enactment by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 59(5)(6), 148(1), Sch. 11 para. 5; S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(b)(d)