3.—(1) For regulation 4 (membership) there is substituted—
“4.—(1) The Secretary of State shall, subject to paragraph (4), determine the number of members of each tribunal.
(2) The members of each tribunal shall, subject to paragraph (3), be appointed by the body or bodies identified in relation to that tribunal in column 3 of Schedule 1.
(3) Where there is more than one such body there identified—
(a)where in relation to a tribunal numbers are specified in column 4 of Schedule 1, the appointments to that tribunal shall be made by the bodies named in column 3 in the ratio which those numbers bear to one another; and
(b)in any other case the appointments shall be made by each body in equal proportions.
(4) Where by virtue of this regulation more than one body is provided in relation to a tribunal, the number of members determined under paragraph (1) shall be a multiple of—
(a)the sum of any numbers specified in relation to that tribunal in column 4 of Schedule 1; or
(b)where no numbers are so specified, the number of those bodies.
(5) Where the appointment of a member terminates in accordance with these Regulations, a further appointment shall be made by the body which appointed that member.
(6) A person may not be appointed as a member of a tribunal if he or his spouse is an employee of that tribunal.”
(2) In regulation 6 there is added—
(a)in paragraphs (2)(b) and (4), after ‘paragraph (3)’ the words ‘or (3A)’;
(b)after paragraph (3)—
“(3A) Where the appointing body by which a member was appointed has ceased to exist, the president shall, if so directed by the Secretary of State after consultation with him, by notice in writing give the member such period of notice of termination of office under this paragraph as may be so directed.”
(3) For Schedule 1 to the principal regulations there is substituted Schedule 1 below.