Part 1Tribunals and Inquiries
F1CHAPTER 2AExercise of tribunal functions by authorised persons
29BDirections and independence: authorised persons
1
The Senior President of Tribunals may give directions to an authorised person.
2
Apart from such directions, an authorised person exercising a function by virtue of paragraph 3 of Schedule 5 is not subject to the direction of the Lord Chancellor or any other person when exercising the function.
3
The Senior President of Tribunals may delegate to one or more of the following the Senior President of Tribunals' functions under subsection (1)—
a
a judicial office holder;
b
a person appointed under section 2(1) of the Courts Act 2003 or section 40(1) of this Act.
4
A person to whom functions of the Senior President of Tribunals are delegated under subsection (3)(b) is not subject to the direction of any person other than—
a
the Senior President of Tribunals, or
b
a judicial office holder nominated by the Senior President of Tribunals,
when exercising the functions.
5
Subsections (3) to (5) of section 8 apply to—
a
a delegation under subsection (3) of this section, and
b
a nomination under subsection (4) of this section,
as they apply to a delegation under subsection (1) of that section.
Pt. 1 Ch. 2A inserted (10.1.2020 for specified purposes) by Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 (c. 33), s. 4(3), Sch. para. 41; S.I. 2020/24, reg. 2(b)(iv)