Part 1Tribunals and Inquiries

Chapter 2First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal

Members and composition of tribunals

5Judges and other members of the Upper Tribunal

1

A person is a judge of the Upper Tribunal if the person—

a

is the Senior President of Tribunals,

b

is a judge of the Upper Tribunal by virtue of appointment under paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 3,

c

is a transferred-in judge of the Upper Tribunal (see section 31(2)),

d

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e

is the Chief Social Security Commissioner, or any other Social Security Commissioner, appointed under section 50(1) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8),

f

is a Social Security Commissioner appointed under section 50(2) of that Act (deputy Commissioners),

g

is within section 6(1),

h

is a deputy judge of the Upper Tribunal (whether under paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 or under section 31(2)), or

i

is a Chamber President or a Deputy Chamber President, whether of a chamber of the Upper Tribunal or of a chamber of the First-tier Tribunal, and does not fall within any of paragraphs (a) to (h).

2

A person is one of the other members of the Upper Tribunal if the person—

a

is a member of the Upper Tribunal by virtue of appointment under paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3,

b

is a transferred-in other member of the Upper Tribunal (see section 31(2)),F2 or

c

is a member of the Employment Appeal Tribunal appointed under section 22(1)(c) of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (c. 17), F3. . .

d

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3

Schedule 3—

  • contains provision for the appointment of persons to be judges (including deputy judges), or other members, of the Upper Tribunal, and

  • makes further provision in connection with judges and other members of the Upper Tribunal.