# Plant Varieties Act 1997, Paragraph 2


(1) The Lord Chancellor shall appoint a person to be chairman of the Tribunal for the purpose of proceedings brought before them in England and Wales.
(2) A person may only be appointed under this paragraph if he has a seven year general qualification, within the meaning of section 71 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/66/schedule/3/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/plant-varieties-act-1997/schedule-3/paragraph-2
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