Paragraph 6 Appointment of appeal tribunalC1C2
The appeal tribunal must consist of not less than 3 persons who—
are appointed by, and in accordance with, arrangements approved by the Department; and
of whom one must be appointed chair.
At least one member of the appeal tribunal must be a specialist in a medical condition relevant to the appeal.
The appeal tribunal must contain a—
a barrister or solicitor of not less than 7 years standing who shall be appointed chairperson; and
a former member of the police service or of a police force in Great Britain, who before he ceased to serve or retired, held a rank not lower than that of superintendent.
The appeal tribunal shall apply the rules of evidence applicable in a hearing of an appeal to a county court under article 28 of the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 M1
Subject to the preceding provisions of this regulation, the appeal tribunal shall determine its own procedure.
Where there is an equality of voting among members of the appeal board, the chair has a second or casting vote.
Annotations
Marginal citations
- M1
S.I.1980/397(N.I.3)
Modifications
- C1
Sch. 1 applied (1.10.2023) by The Police Pensions (Remediable Service) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/122), regs. 1(b), 51(4)
- C2
Sch. 1 applied (1.10.2023) by The Police Pensions (Remediable Service) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/122), regs. 1(b), 51(7)
Notes on Schedule 1
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Sch. 1 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(c) of the amending Rule) by The Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/38), regs. 2, 42(2)