In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires—

• “decision”, “procedural rules” and “working”, in relation to a tribunal, shall be construed subject to section 14,

• “Council” means the Council on Tribunals,

• “Minister” includes any Board presided over by a Minister,

• “Scottish Committee” means the Scottish Committee of the Council on Tribunals,

• “statutory inquiry” means—

  1. a

     an inquiry or hearing held or to be held in pursuance of a duty imposed by any statutory provision, or

  2. b

     an inquiry or hearing, or an inquiry or hearing of a class, designated for the purposes of this section by an order under subsection (2), and

• “statutory provision” means a provision contained in, or having effect under, any enactment.

The Lord Chancellor and the Lord Advocate may by order designate for the purposes of this section any inquiry or hearing held or to be held in pursuance of a power conferred by any statutory provision specified or described in the order, or any class of such inquiries or hearings.

References in this Act to members of tribunals include references to the person constituting a tribunal consisting of one person.