Part 1Tribunals and Inquiries
Chapter 2First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal
Members and composition of tribunals
4Judges and other members of the First-tier Tribunal
1
A person is a judge of the First-tier Tribunal if the person—
a
is a judge of the First-tier Tribunal by virtue of appointment under paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2,
b
is a transferred-in judge of the First-tier Tribunal (see section 31(2)),
c
is a judge of the Upper Tribunal,
d
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e
is a member of a panel of chairmen of employment tribunals.
2
A person is also a judge of the First-tier Tribunal, but only as regards functions of the tribunal in relation to appeals such as are mentioned in subsection (1) of section 5 of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1995 (c. 53), if the person is an adjudicator appointed under that section by the Scottish Ministers.
3
A person is one of the other members of the First-tier Tribunal if the person—
a
is a member of the First-tier Tribunal by virtue of appointment under paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 2,
b
is a transferred-in other member of the First-tier Tribunal (see section 31(2)),
c
is one of the other members of the Upper Tribunal, or
d
is a member of a panel of members of employment tribunals that is not a panel of chairmen of employment tribunals.
4
Schedule 2—
contains provision for the appointment of persons to be judges or other members of the First-tier Tribunal, and
makes further provision in connection with judges and other members of the First-tier Tribunal.