Part 1Tribunals and Inquiries
Chapter 2First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal
Members and composition of tribunals
8Senior President of Tribunals: power to delegate
1
The Senior President of Tribunals may delegate any function he has in his capacity as Senior President of Tribunals—
a
to any judge, or other member, of the Upper Tribunal or First-tier Tribunal;
b
to staff appointed under section 40(1).
2
Subsection (1) does not apply to functions of the Senior President of Tribunals under section 7(9).
3
A delegation under subsection (1) is not revoked by the delegator's becoming incapacitated.
4
Any delegation under subsection (1) that is in force immediately before a person ceases to be Senior President of Tribunals continues in force until varied or revoked by a subsequent holder of the office of Senior President of Tribunals.
5
The delegation under this section of a function shall not prevent the exercise of the function by the Senior President of Tribunals.