PART 2Establishment of the Valuation Tribunal for Wales

The President of the Valuation Tribunal11

1

The first appointment to the office of President is to be made in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 2 but subject to Part 2 of that Schedule.

2

In the case of a subsequent vacancy occurring in the office of the President, the members of the Valuation Tribunal must in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 2 appoint a person to be President.

3

Where no appointment has taken place in accordance with Schedule 2, the Welsh Ministers must, after consultation with such of the members of the Valuation Tribunal as they see fit, appoint one of the Valuation Tribunal’s members to be President.

4

The President appointed under this regulation will hold office until whichever of the following first occurs—

a

the expiration of the period of two years from the date on which the President takes office (and for the purposes of this paragraph the first appointee to the office of President is to be regarded as taking office on 1 July 2010);

b

the President ceases to be a member of the Valuation Tribunal;

c

notice of the President’s resignation under paragraph (5) takes effect;

d

notice of termination under paragraph (6) takes effect.

5

The President may resign office by giving not less than one month’s notice in writing to the Welsh Ministers.

6

The Welsh Ministers may, after consultation with such of the members of the Valuation Tribunal as they see fit, by giving notice in writing to the President terminate the President’s appointment as such.

7

If the President is unable, through illness or absence or any other cause, to carry out the President’s functions under these Regulations, then those functions must be carried out by such member of the Governing Council as that Council from time to time determines.

8

The President may authorise the President’s function of appointment under regulation 9(1) to be discharged by a regional representative; and in this paragraph “regional representative” excludes a deputy regional representative.