SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 11Tribunals

Membership

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Regulations under paragraph 1 above may include provision—

a

that the number of members of a tribunal is to be such as is determined by the Secretary of State;

b

for the appointment by a prescribed person or persons of the members of each tribunal;

c

that one of the members is to be president of the tribunal;

d

that the president is to be appointed by the members by a prescribed method, and that if one is not so appointed within a prescribed period the president is to be appointed by the Secretary of State after consulting such prescribed persons as he sees fit;

e

that some of the members (who may include the president) are to be appointed to the position of chairman, that the number to be appointed is to be stated by a prescribed person or persons, and that the appointments are to be made by the members themselves by a prescribed method or (if they default) by a prescribed person or persons;

f

that persons are to be disqualified from becoming or continuing to be members in prescribed circumstances;

g

that members are to be disqualified from acting in cases falling within prescribed descriptions;

h

that prescribed factors are not to disqualify persons from becoming or continuing to be members;

i

that prescribed factors are not to disqualify members from acting;

j

as to the duration (subject to disqualification, termination or resignation) of any appointment as president or member or chairman;

k

allowing the Secretary of State to terminate an appointment as president;

l

requiring the person or persons who appointed a member to terminate the appointment if the Secretary of State so directs after consulting the person or persons who made the appointment;

m

allowing a president to terminate a person’s appointment as chairman, and requiring a president to do so if the Secretary of State directs him to do so;

n

allowing a person appointed as president or member or chairman to resign if such notice as may be prescribed is given;

o

that a person who ceases to be president or member or chairman is to be eligible for re-appointment in prescribed circumstances;

p

that a member is to be entitled to such travelling, subsistence and other allowances as may be prescribed.

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The regulations may include provision for the administration of members' allowances to be the responsibility of the clerk of the tribunal.