# The Transfer of Functions (Immigration Appeals) Order 1987, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order transfers to the Lord Chancellor from the Secretary of State the latter’s functions in respect of:—
(a) the appointment of adjudicators under section 12(a) of the Immigration Act 1971;
(b) the power to make rules of procedure under section 22 of that Act;
(c) the following matters referred to in Schedule 5, namely—
(i) the determination of the number of adjudicators and the appointment of the chief adjudicator (paragraph 1);
(ii) the resignation of an adjudicator (paragraph 2);
(iii) the remuneration, etc. of adjudicators (paragraph 3);
(iv) the times and places at which the adjudicators sit and the conferring of functions on the chief adjudicator (paragraph 5);
(v) the remuneration, etc. of members of the Immigration Appeal Tribunal (paragraph 9);
(vi) the appointment of officers and servants for adjudicators and the Tribunal (paragraph 15);
(vii) the remuneration of such officers and servants and the expenses of the adjudicators and the Tribunal (paragraph 16).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/465/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/transfer-of-functions-immigration-appeals-order-1987/note
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