PART 7WELSH LANGUAGE TRIBUNAL
Administrative matters
129Seal
1
The Tribunal is to have an official seal.
2
purporting to be sealed with the official seal of the Tribunal is to be received in evidence in England and Wales without further proof.
3
But subsection (2) does not apply if the document is shown not to be sealed with the official seal of the Tribunal.
130Financial year
1
The Tribunal's first financial year is the period that begins with the commencement day and ends with—
a
the following 31 March (if the commencement day is 1 April), or
b
the second following 31 March (if the commencement day is not 1 April).
2
Subject to that, the Tribunal's financial year is the period of 12 months ending with 31 March.
3
In this section “commencement day” means the day when section 120 comes into force.
131Vacancy in the office of President
1
This section applies if the office of President is vacant.
2
The Welsh Ministers may appoint one or more of the legally-qualified members of the Tribunal to exercise any or all of the President's functions.
3
If, or to the extent that, the President's functions are not exercisable by a legally-qualified member in accordance with subsection (2), the Welsh Ministers may exercise the functions.
4
But the Welsh Ministers may not participate in determining any proceedings before the Tribunal.