Part 1Tribunals and Inquiries
Chapter 2First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal
Members and composition of tribunals
6Certain judges who are also judges of First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal
1
A person is within this subsection (and so, by virtue of sections 4(1)(c) and 5(1)(g), is a judge of the First-tier Tribunal and of the Upper Tribunal) if the person—
a
is an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal in England and Wales (including the vice-president, if any, of either division of that Court),
b
is a Lord Justice of Appeal in Northern Ireland,
c
is a judge of the Court of Session,
d
is a puisne judge of the High Court in England and Wales or Northern Ireland,
e
is a circuit judge,
f
is a sheriff in Scotland,
g
is a county court judge in Northern Ireland,
h
is a district judge in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, or
i
is a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts).
2
References in subsection (1)(c) to (i) to office-holders do not include deputies or temporary office-holders.