SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 4Other functions of the Lord Chancellor and organisation of the courts
Part 1Amendments
Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (c. 17)
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1
Section 22 (membership of appeal tribunal) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1)(a)—
a
for “by the Lord Chancellor” substitute “
by the Lord Chief Justice, after consulting the Lord Chancellor,
”
;
b
omit “(other than the Lord Chancellor)”.
3
In subsection (3) for “Lord Chancellor shall, after consultation with the Lord President of the Court of Session,” substitute “
Lord Chief Justice shall
”
.
4
After subsection (3) insert—
3A
The Lord Chief Justice must not make an appointment under subsection (3) unless—
a
he has consulted the Lord Chancellor, and
b
the Lord President of the Court of Session agrees.
5
After subsection (4) insert—
5
The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under this section.
6
The Lord President of the Court of Session may nominate a judge of the Court of Session who is a member of the First or Second Division of the Inner House of that Court to exercise his functions under subsection (3A)(b).