SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2Judges and other members of the First-tier Tribunal
Terms of appointment
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1
This paragraph applies—
a
to a person appointed under paragraph 1(1) or 2(1),
b
to a transferred-in judge of the First-tier Tribunal, and
c
to a transferred-in other member of the First-tier Tribunal.
2
If the terms of the person's appointment provide that he is appointed on a salaried (as opposed to fee-paid) basis, the person may be removed from office—
a
only by the Lord Chancellor (and in accordance with paragraph 3), and
b
only on the ground of inability or misbehaviour.
F12A
If the terms of the person's appointment provide that the person is appointed on a fee-paid basis, the person may be removed from office—
a
only by the Lord Chancellor (and in accordance with paragraph 3), and
b
only on—
i
the ground of inability or misbehaviour, or
ii
a ground specified in the person's terms of appointment.
2B
If the period (or extended period) for which the person is appointed ends before—
a
the day on which the person attains the age of F475
F5b
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then, subject to sub-paragraph (2C), the Lord Chancellor must extend the period of the person's appointment (including a period already extended under this sub-paragraph) before it ends.
2C
Extension under sub-paragraph (2B)—
a
requires the person's agreement,
b
is to be for such period as the Lord Chancellor considers appropriate, and
c
may be refused on—
i
the ground of inability or misbehaviour, or
ii
a ground specified in the person's terms of appointment,
but only with any agreement of a senior judge (see section 46(7)), or a nominee of a senior judge, that may be required by those terms.