Paragraph 5

United Kingdom

The Commission shall be deemed to be duly constituted if it consists of three members of whom—

(a)

at least one holds or has held high judicial office (within the meaning of F1Part 3 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) or is or has been a member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, and

F2(b)

at least one is or has been F3a judge of the First-tier Tribunal, or of the Upper Tribunal, who is assigned to a chamber with responsibility for immigration and asylum matters.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 1 para. 5 substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 148(1), Sch. 17 para. 28; S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(e)
F2: Sch. 1 para. 5(b) substituted (4.4.2005) by Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 (c. 19), s. 48(3), Sch. 2 para. 12; S.I. 2005/565, art. 2(d) (with arts. 3-9)
F3: Words in Sch. 1 para. 5(b) substituted (15.2.2010) by The Transfer of Functions of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/21), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 16 (with Sch. 4)