SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4Chambers and Chamber Presidents: further provision

Part 1Chamber Presidents: appointment, delegation, deputies and further provision

Acting Chamber Presidents

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1

If in the case of a particular chamber of the First-tier Tribunal or Upper Tribunal there is no-one appointed under section 7 to preside over the chamber, the Senior President of Tribunals may appoint a person to preside over the chamber during the vacancy.

2

A person appointed under sub-paragraph (1) is to be known as an Acting Chamber President.

3

A person who is the Acting Chamber President of a chamber is to be treated as the Chamber President of the chamber for all purposes other than—

a

the purposes of this paragraph of this Schedule, and

b

the purposes of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (c. 8).

4

A person is eligible for appointment under sub-paragraph (1) only if he is eligible for appointment as a Chamber President.

5

An Acting Chamber President is to hold and vacate office as an Acting Chamber President in accordance with the terms of his appointment.

6

The Lord Chancellor may pay to an Acting Chamber President such amounts (if any) as the Lord Chancellor may determine by way of—

a

remuneration;

b

allowances;

c

expenses.