3.—(1) The Secretary of State must appoint persons who are eligible to hear appeals in relation to appealable decisions to be members of a list (“the panel members list”).
(2) The panel members list must consist of at least five members, drawn from UKSA and government departments.
(3) All members of the panel members list must be senior officials in the organisations in question, and for these purposes “senior official” means—
(a)a member of the senior civil service in a government department, but not a person who has been temporarily promoted to the senior civil service, or
(b)a person holding an equivalent rank in UKSA.
(4) The Secretary of State may appoint the holder of an office specified by the Secretary of State to be a member of the panel members list, provided that the holder of that office satisfies the requirement in paragraph (3).
(5) Persons on the panel members list—
(a)hold and vacate their appointments in accordance with the terms on which they are appointed, and
(b)are eligible for re-appointment at the end of their period of appointment.
(6) The terms and conditions of appointment of persons on the panel members list must be determined by the Secretary of State.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 3 in force at 29.7.2021, see reg. 1(1)