SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3Judges and other members of the Upper Tribunal
Deputy judges of the Upper Tribunal
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1
The F2Senior President of Tribunals may appoint a person to be a deputy judge of the Upper Tribunal for such period as the Lord Chancellor considers appropriate.
2
A person is eligible for appointment under sub-paragraph (1) only if he is eligible to be appointed under paragraph 1(1) (see paragraph 1(2)).
3
F3The following provisions of this paragraph apply—
a
to a person appointed under sub-paragraph (1), and
b
to a person who becomes a deputy judge of the Upper Tribunal as a result of provision under section 31(2).
F13A
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.
3B
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
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then, subject to sub-paragraph (3C), the Lord Chancellor must extend the period of the person's appointment (including a period already extended under this sub-paragraph) before it ends.
3C
Extension under sub-paragraph (3B)—
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.
4
Subject to the previous provisions of this paragraph (but subject in the first place to the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993), a person is to hold and vacate office as a deputy judge of the Upper Tribunal in accordance with the person's terms of appointment, which are to be such as the Lord Chancellor may determine.
5
The Lord Chancellor may pay to a person to whom this sub-paragraph applies such amounts (if any) as the Lord Chancellor may determine by way of—
a
remuneration;
b
allowances;
c
expenses.