SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 14Deployment of the judiciary

Part 5Deployment of judges to the Employment Appeal Tribunal

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1

Section 22 of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (membership of Employment Appeal Tribunal) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)(a) (judges drawn from the judges of the High Court, or Court of Appeal, in England and Wales) after “Court of Appeal” insert “ and the judges within subsection (2A) ”.

3

After subsection (2) insert—

2A

A person is a judge within this subsection if the person—

a

is the Senior President of Tribunals,

b

is a deputy judge of the High Court,

c

is the Judge Advocate General,

d

is a Circuit judge,

e

is a Chamber President, or a Deputy Chamber President, of a chamber of the Upper Tribunal or of a chamber of the First-tier Tribunal,

f

is a judge of the Upper Tribunal by virtue of appointment under paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 3 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007,

g

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

h

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

i

is a district judge, which here does not include a deputy district judge, or

j

is a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts), which here does not include a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates' Courts).

4

In subsection (4) (judge's consent required to nomination to Appeal Tribunal) after “Appeal Tribunal” insert “ under subsection (1)(b) ”.