{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1998/section-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1998/section-5.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1998/14",
  "legislation_title": "Social Security Act 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1998",
  "path": "section/5",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "President of appeal tribunals",
  "text": "( 1) The Lord Chancellor may, after consultation with the Lord Advocate, appoint a President of appeal tribunals.\n(2) A person is qualified to be appointed President if—\n(a) he satisfies the judicial-appointment eligibility condition on a 7-year basis; or\n(b) he is an advocate or solicitor in Scotland of at least 7 years' standing.\n(3) Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect for supplementing this section.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 5 omitted except in relation to S. for specified purposes (3.11.2008) by virtue of The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), arts. 1(1)(5), Sch. 3 para. 145"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 5(2)(a) substituted (21.7.2008) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), s. 148, Sch. 10 para. 29(2)(a); S.I. 2008/1653, art. 2(d) (with arts. 3, 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Figure in s. 5(2)(b) substituted (21.7.2008) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), s. 148, Sch. 10 para. 29(2)(b); S.I. 2008/1653, art. 2(d) (with arts. 3, 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Ss. 5-7 applied (with modifications) (25.2.2005) by The Child Trust Funds (Non-tax Appeals) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/191), regs. 1(1), 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 5(1): functions of Lord Advocate transferred (19.5.1999) by The Transfer of Functions (Lord Advocate and Secretary of State) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/678), arts. 1, 2(1), Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "S. 5(1): functions treated as exercisable in or as regards Scotland (30.6.1999) by The Scotland Act 1998 (Functions Exercisable in or as Regards Scotland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1748), arts. 1, 3, Sch. 1 para. 19"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "S. 5(1): functions transferred in relation to Scotland (1.7.1999) by The Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1750), arts. 1(1), 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 7); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 5 in force at 1.6.1999 by S.I. 1999/1510, art. 2(c) (with arts. 48-51)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 5 in force at 29.11.1999 for further specified purposes by S.I. 1999/3178, art. 2(1)(b) (with art. 4, Schs. 21-23)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I3",
      "text": "S. 5(3) in force at 31.3.2000 for further specified purposes by S.I. 1999/3178, art. 2(3) (with art. 4, Schs. 21-23)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/14/section/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:23:08.158022+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}