Part 2Merger of the Scottish Land Court and the Lands Tribunal for Scotland
Merger of the Scottish Land Court and the Lands Tribunal for Scotland
60Transitory provision: eligibility of suitable members of Lands Tribunal for Scotland to sit in Upper Tribunal
(1)
In the Lands Tribunal Act 1949, in section 2 (members, officers and expenses of the Lands Tribunal for Scotland), after subsection (2A) insert—
“(2B)
The President may determine that a member of the Lands Tribunal for Scotland appointed in pursuance of subsection (2A)(a) is suitably qualified to be eligible to act as a member of the Upper Tribunal for Scotland.”.
(2)
In the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014, in section 17 (sheriffs and judges), in subsection (4), after “Court”
where it second occurs, insert
.“or a member of the Lands Tribunal for Scotland”