Part 1Tribunals and Inquiries

Chapter 2First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal

Members and composition of tribunals

4Judges and other members of the First-tier Tribunal

(1)

A person is a judge of the First-tier Tribunal if the person—

(a)

is a judge of the First-tier Tribunal by virtue of appointment under paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2,

(b)

is a transferred-in judge of the First-tier Tribunal (see section 31(2)),

(c)

is a judge of the Upper Tribunal,

F1(ca)

is within section 6A,

(d)

F2. . . or

(e)

is a member of a panel of F3Employment Judges.

(2)

A person is also a judge of the First-tier Tribunal, but only as regards functions of the tribunal in relation to appeals such as are mentioned in subsection (1) of section 5 of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1995 (c. 53), if the person is an adjudicator appointed under that section by the Scottish Ministers.

(3)

A person is one of the other members of the First-tier Tribunal if the person—

(a)

is a member of the First-tier Tribunal by virtue of appointment under paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 2,

(b)

is a transferred-in other member of the First-tier Tribunal (see section 31(2)),

(c)

is one of the other members of the Upper Tribunal, or

(d)

is a member of a panel of members of employment tribunals that is not a panel of F4Employment Judges.

(4)

Schedule 2—

  • contains provision for the appointment of persons to be judges or other members of the First-tier Tribunal, and

  • makes further provision in connection with judges and other members of the First-tier Tribunal.