Part 3Welsh tribunals
I163Cross-deployment of tribunal members and judges
1
A member of a Welsh tribunal may act as a member of the First-tier Tribunal if—
a
the Senior President of Tribunals asks the member to do so, and
b
the President of Welsh Tribunals agrees to the request being made.
2
A judge or other member of—
a
the First-tier Tribunal, or
b
the Upper Tribunal,
may act as a member of a specified Welsh tribunal if the President of Welsh Tribunals asks the member to do so and the Senior President of Tribunals agrees to the request being made.
3
Subsection (2) does not apply to a tribunal member who is a relevant judge.
4
A relevant judge may act as a member of a specified Welsh tribunal if—
a
the President of Welsh Tribunals asks the judge to do so, and
b
the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales agrees to the request being made.
5
In subsections (2) and (4) “"specified”” means specified in the request.
6
In this section “"relevant judge”” means—
a
a judge of the Senior Courts;
b
a deputy judge of the High Court;
c
a Circuit judge;
d
a deputy Circuit judge;
e
a recorder;
f
a district judge;
g
a deputy district judge;
h
a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts);
i
a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates' Courts);
j
the holder of an office listed in—
i
the first column of the table in section 89(3C) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 (senior High Court Masters etc), or
ii
column 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to that Act (High Court Masters etc).
7
A reference in this section to—
a
the President of Welsh Tribunals,
b
the Senior President of Tribunals, or
c
the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales,
includes a reference to an individual designated by that person to exercise the person's functions under this section.
8
A designation made by a person under subsection (7) that is in force immediately before the person ceases to hold the office in question continues in force until varied or revoked by a subsequent holder of that office.