334 The President and members of the panels.E+W
(1)No person may be appointed President or member of the chairmen’s panel unless he [F1satisfies the judicial-appointment eligibility condition on a 5-year basis.]
(2)No person may be appointed member of the lay panel unless he satisfies such requirements as may be prescribed [F2in regulations made by the Welsh Ministers with the agreement of the Secretary of State] .
(3)If, in the opinion of the Lord Chancellor [F3 and of the Lord Chief Justice] , the President is unfit to continue in office or is incapable of performing his duties, the Lord Chancellor may [F4, with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice, ] revoke his appointment.
(4)Each member of the chairmen’s panel or lay panel shall hold and vacate office under the terms of the instrument under which he is appointed.
(5)The President or a member of the chairmen’s panel or lay panel—
(a)may resign office by notice in writing to the Lord Chancellor or (as the case may be) the [F5Welsh Ministers] , and
(b)is eligible for re-appointment if he ceases to hold office.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 334(1) substituted (21.7.2008) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), s. 148, Sch. 10 para. 28; S.I. 2008/1653, art. 2(d) (with arts. 3, 4)
F2Words in s. 334(2) inserted (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 131(a)
F3Words in s. 334(3) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 148(1), Sch. 4 para. 259(a); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(v)
F4Words in s. 334(3) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 148(1), Sch. 4 para. 259(b); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(v)
F5Words in s. 334(5)(a) substituted (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 131(b)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 334(2) applied (with modifications) (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 5, Sch. 2