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Required oathsS

11(1)Each of the members of the Scottish Tribunals must take the required oaths in accordance with this paragraph.S

(2)A Vice-President of the Upper Tribunal is to take them in the presence of the President of Tribunals.

(3)A Chamber President in the First-tier Tribunal is to take them in the presence of the President of Tribunals.

(4)A Deputy Chamber President in the First-tier Tribunal is to take them in the presence of either the President of Tribunals or a Chamber President in the First-tier Tribunal.

(5)An ordinary or legal member of the Upper Tribunal by virtue of appointment or transfer-in as such is to take them in the presence of either the President of Tribunals or a Vice-President of the Upper Tribunal.

(6)An ordinary or legal member of the First-tier Tribunal by virtue of appointment or transfer-in as such is to take them in the presence of either the President of Tribunals or a Chamber President in the First-tier Tribunal.

(7)If a member of the Scottish Tribunals has previously taken the required oaths in the circumstances mentioned in sub-paragraph (8), the previous taking of the oaths counts as if it were the taking of them in accordance with this paragraph.

(8)The circumstances are—

(a)in the case of a member who is transferred-in as such, in connection with the office from which the person is transferred-in,

(b)in the case of a member whose position changes within the Scottish Tribunals, in connection with appointment or transfer-in to the previous position.

(9)In this paragraph, “the required oaths” means the oath of allegiance and the judicial oath as set out in the Promissory Oaths Act 1868.

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I1Sch. 7 para. 11 in force at 1.4.2015 by S.S.I. 2015/116, art. 2

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