Section 97 Adjudicating officials and bodies
Insurance officers shall be appointed by the Secretary of State, subject to the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service as to number, to act for such areas or otherwise as the Secretary of State directs, and may include officers of the Department of Employment appointed with the concurrence of the Secretary of State in charge of that Department.
A local tribunal shall consist of—
one member drawn from a panel composed of persons representing employers and persons representing earners other than employed earners ;
one member drawn from a panel of persons representing employed earners; and
a person appointed by the Secretary of State to act as chairman.
Her Majesty may from time to time appoint, from among persons who are barristers or advocates of not less than 10 years' standing, a Chief National Insurance Commissioner and such number of other National Insurance Commissioners as Her Majesty may think fit.
Schedule 10 to this Act has effect with respect to local tribunals, Commissioners and others officiating or attending for the purposes of this Part of this Act.