Part 1 Chamber Presidents: Appointment, Delegation, Deputies and Further Provision

SCHEDULE 4 Chambers and Chamber Presidents: Further Provision

Section 7

Part 1 Chamber Presidents: Appointment, Delegation, Deputies and Further Provision

Eligibility for appointment as Chamber President [under section 7(7)]

1

A person is eligible for appointment under section 7(7) only if—

(a)     he is a judge of the Upper Tribunal, or

(b)     he does not fall within paragraph (a) but is eligible to be appointed under paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 3 as a judge of the Upper Tribunal (see paragraph 1(2) of that Schedule).

Appointment as Chamber President [under section 7(7)]: consultation and nomination

2

(1)     The [Senior President of Tribunals must consult the Lord Chancellor before the Senior President of Tribunals] appoints under section 7(7) a person within—

section 6(1)(a) (ordinary judge of Court of Appeal in England and Wales),

section 6(1)(b) (Lord Justice of Appeal in Northern Ireland),

section 6(1)(c) (judge of the Court of Session), or

section 6(1)(d) (puisne judge of the High Court in England and Wales or Northern Ireland).

(2)     If the [Senior President of Tribunals], in exercise of his power under section 7(7) in a particular case, wishes that the person appointed should be drawn from among

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