PART 2Organisational arrangements

CHAPTER 1Membership types

Judiciary eligible to sit

19Judicial membership

(1)

In this Act, a reference to a judicial member of the First-tier Tribunal is to a sheriff who is authorised for the purpose of section 17(3)(a).

(2)

In this Act, a reference to a judicial member of the Upper Tribunal is to—

(a)

the Lord President or the President of Tribunals, or

(b)

a person who is authorised for the purpose of section 17(3)(b) or (4).

(3)

A reference in this Act to a judicial member of the Upper Tribunal does not include an extra judge even where authorised to act as mentioned in section 18(4).

(4)

In this Act, a reference to an extra judge in relation to the Upper Tribunal is to a person falling within section 18(2) (as read with section 18(4)).