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Article 2

(1)

A person is eligible for appointment as a member of the First-tier Tribunal or the Upper Tribunal who is not a judge of those tribunals if paragraph (2), (3) or (4) applies.

(2)

This paragraph applies to a person who is—

(a)

a registered medical practitioner;

(b)

a registered nurse;

(c)

a registered dentist;

F1(ca)

a registered optometrist;

(d)

a clinical psychologist;

(e)

an educational psychologist;

(f)

a pharmacologist;

(g)

a veterinary surgeon or a veterinary practitioner registered under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 M1;

(h)

a Member or Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors; or

(i)

an accountant who is a member of—

(i)

the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales;

(ii)

the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland;

(iii)

the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland;

(iv)

the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland;

(v)

the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants;

(vi)

the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants; or

(vii)

the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy.

(3)

This paragraph applies to a person, F2... who is experienced in dealing with the physical or mental needs of disabled persons because they—

(a)

work with disabled persons in a professional or voluntary capacity; or

(b)

are themselves disabled.

F3(3A)

A person is not eligible for appointment under paragraph (3) if they are a registered medical practitioner.

(4)

This paragraph applies to a person who has substantial experience—

(a)

of service in Her Majesty's naval, military, or air forces;

(b)

of educational, child care, health, or social care matters;

(c)

of dealing with victims of violent crime;

(d)

in transport operations and its law and practice;

(e)

in the regulatory field;

(f)

in consumer affairs;

(g)

in an industry, trade or business sector and the matters that are likely to arise as issues in the course of disputes with regulators of such industries, trades or businesses;

(h)

in tax matters and related tax procedures;

(i)

in a business, tradeF4, charity or not-for-profit organisation.

F5(j)

in immigration services or the law and procedure relating to immigration;

(k)

of data protection;

(l)

of freedom of information (including environmental information) rights;

(m)

of service as a Member or Senior Officer of a local authority in England.

F6(n)

in environmental mattersF7;

F8(o)

in the drainage of land;

(p)

in farming and the ownership or management of agricultural property;

(q)

in relation to housing or housing conditions;

(r)

in matters relating to landlord and tenant relationships;

(s)

in valuation

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Art. 2(2)(ca) inserted (1.9.2009) by Qualifications for Appointment of Members to the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1592), arts. 1(1), 4(a)

F2

Words in art. 2(3) omitted (1.9.2009) by virtue of Qualifications for Appointment of Members to the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1592), arts. 1(1), 4(b)

F3

Art. 2(3A) added (1.9.2009) by Qualifications for Appointment of Members to the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1592), arts. 1(1), 4(c)

F4

Word in art. 2(4)(i) inserted (1.9.2009) by Qualifications for Appointment of Members to the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1592), arts. 1(1), 4(d)

F5

Art. 2(4)(j)-(m) inserted (1.9.2009) by Qualifications for Appointment of Members to the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Amendment) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1592), arts. 1(1), 4(e)

F6

Art. 2(4)(n) inserted (16.4.2012) by The Qualifications for Appointment of Members to the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/897) , arts. 1 , 3

F7

Art. 2(4)(n) semi-colon inserted (1.7.2013) by The Qualifications for Appointment of Members to the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Amendment) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1185) , arts. 1 , 3

F8

Art. 2(4)(o)-(s) inserted (1.7.2013) by The Qualifications for Appointment of Members to the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Amendment) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1185) , arts. 1 , 3

Marginal citations

M1

1966 c. 36.