Section 5: Judges and other members of the Upper Tribunal

Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 · 2007 c. 15View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 1: Tribunals and Inquiries — Chapter 2: First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal

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

is the Senior President of Tribunals,
is a judge of the Upper Tribunal by virtue of appointment under paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 3,
is a transferred-in judge of the Upper Tribunal (see section 31(2)),
is a judge of the First-tier Tribunal,
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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),
is a Social Security Commissioner appointed under section 50(2) of that Act (deputy Commissioners),
is within section 6(1),
is a deputy judge of the Upper Tribunal (whether under paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 or under section 31(2)), or
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).

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

is a member of the Upper Tribunal by virtue of appointment under paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3,
is a transferred-in other member of the Upper Tribunal (see section 31(2)), or
is a member of the Employment Appeal Tribunal appointed under section 22(1)(c) of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (c. 17), . . .
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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.

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