Local Government Finance Act 1988

6 (1) Regulations under paragraph 1 above [F1 , so far as relating to Wales, ] may include provision— E+W

(a) that a tribunal shall appoint a clerk of the tribunal and may appoint other employees;

(b) that a tribunal shall pay to its employees such remuneration and allowances as the tribunal determines;

(c) that (subject to disqualification) employees shall be appointed on such other terms and conditions as the tribunal may determine;

(d) that an appointment shall be invalid unless made with the approval of the Secretary of State;

(e) that a determination as to remuneration or allowances shall be invalid unless made with the approval of the Secretary of State given with the Treasury’s consent;

(f) that persons are to be disqualified from becoming or continuing to be employees in prescribed circumstances;

(g) that employees 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 employees;

(i) that prescribed factors are not to disqualify employees from acting.

(2) The regulations may include provision—

(a) that any function of making an appointment, or determining remuneration or allowances or other terms or conditions, may be performed on behalf of a tribunal by two or more of its members;

(b) that one of those members must be the president.

(3) The regulations may include provision for the administration of employees’ remuneration and allowances to be the responsibility of the clerk of the tribunal.

(4) The regulations may include provision that where a person ceases to be employed by a local valuation panel and immediately becomes employed by a [F2 valuation tribunal], for the purposes of [F3 the Employment Rights Act 1996] his period of employment by the panel shall count as a period of employment by the tribunal and the change of employment shall not break the continuity of the period of employment.

(5) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (4) above a local valuation panel is a local valuation panel constituted under a scheme under section 88 of the 1967 Act.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 11 para. 6(1) inserted (1.4.2004) by Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26), s. 128(3)(e), Sch. 7 para. 27(b); S.I. 2003/2938, art. 6(d)(i) (with art. 8, Sch.)

F2 Words in Sch. 11 para. 6(4) substituted (6.3.1992) by 1992 c. 14, s. 117(1), Sch. 13 para. 88(4) (with s. 118(1)(2)(4))

F3 Words in Sch. 11 para. 6(4) substituted (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 240, 243, Sch. 1 para. 38 (with ss. 191-195, 202)

F4 Sch. 11 para. 6(6) repealed (6.3.1992) by 1992 c. 14, s. 117, Sch. 13 para. 88(5), Sch. 14 (with s. 118(1)(2)(4))