Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011

Administrative matters

129 Seal

(1) The Tribunal is to have an official seal.

(2) purporting to be sealed with the official seal of the Tribunal is to be received in evidence in England and Wales without further proof.

(3) But subsection (2) does not apply if the document is shown not to be sealed with the official seal of the Tribunal.

130 Financial year

(1) The Tribunal’s first financial year is the period that begins with the commencement day and ends with—

(a) the following 31 March (if the commencement day is 1 April), or

(b) the second following 31 March (if the commencement day is not 1 April).

(2) Subject to that, the Tribunal’s financial year is the period of 12 months ending with 31 March.

(3) In this section “commencement day” means the day when section 120 comes into force.

131 Vacancy in the office of President

(1) This section applies if the office of President is vacant.

(2) The Welsh Ministers may appoint one or more of the legally-qualified members of the Tribunal to exercise any or all of the President’s functions.

(3) If, or to the extent that, the President’s functions are not exercisable by a legally-qualified member in accordance with subsection (2), the Welsh Ministers may exercise the functions.

(4) But the Welsh Ministers may not participate in determining any proceedings before the Tribunal.