Article 2
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.
This paragraph applies to a person who is—
a registered medical practitioner;
a registered nurse;
a registered dentist;
a registered optometrist;
a clinical psychologist;
an educational psychologist;
a pharmacologist;
a veterinary surgeon or a veterinary practitioner registered under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 M1;
a Member or Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors; or
an accountant who is a member of—
the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales;
the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland;
the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland;
the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland;
the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants;
the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants; or
the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy.
This paragraph applies to a person, F2... who is experienced in dealing with the physical or mental needs of disabled persons because they—
work with disabled persons in a professional or voluntary capacity; or
are themselves disabled.
A person is not eligible for appointment under paragraph (3) if they are a registered medical practitioner.
This paragraph applies to a person who has substantial experience—
of service in Her Majesty's naval, military, or air forces;
of educational, child care, health, or social care matters;
of dealing with victims of violent crime;
in transport operations and its law and practice;
in the regulatory field;
in consumer affairs;
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;
in tax matters and related tax procedures;
in a business, tradeF4, charity or not-for-profit organisation.
in immigration services or the law and procedure relating to immigration;
of data protection;
of freedom of information (including environmental information) rights;
of service as a Member or Senior Officer of a local authority in England.
in the drainage of land;
in farming and the ownership or management of agricultural property;
in relation to housing or housing conditions;
in matters relating to landlord and tenant relationships;
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