8.—(1) There shall be three panels of members for the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales) and three panels of members for the Employment Tribunals (Scotland).
(2) The panels of members shall be—
(a)a panel of chairmen who satisfy the criteria set out in regulation 5(2) and are appointed by the appointing office holder (in these Regulations (including the Schedules) referred to as “Employment Judges”);
(b)a panel of persons appointed by the Lord Chancellor after consultation with organisations or associations representative of employees; and
(c)a panel of persons appointed by the Lord Chancellor after consultation with organisations or associations representative of employers.
(3) Members of the panels shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of their appointment, but may resign from office by written notice to the person who appointed them under paragraph (2), and any member who ceases to hold office shall be eligible for reappointment.
(4) The President may establish further specialist panels of members referred to in paragraph (2) and may select persons from those panels to deal with proceedings in which particular specialist knowledge would be beneficial.