Section 4 Judges and other members of the First-tier Tribunal

United Kingdom

(1)

A person is a judge of the First-tier Tribunal if the person—

(a)

is a judge of the First-tier Tribunal by virtue of appointment under paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2,

(b)

is a transferred-in judge of the First-tier Tribunal (see section 31(2)),

(c)

is a judge of the Upper Tribunal,

F1(ca)

is within section 6A,

(d)

F2. . . or

(e)

is a member of a panel of F3Employment Judges.

(2)

A person is also a judge of the First-tier Tribunal, but only as regards functions of the tribunal in relation to appeals such as are mentioned in subsection (1) of section 5 of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1995 (c. 53), if the person is an adjudicator appointed under that section by the Scottish Ministers.

(3)

A person is one of the other members of the First-tier Tribunal if the person—

(a)

is a member of the First-tier Tribunal by virtue of appointment under paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 2,

(b)

is a transferred-in other member of the First-tier Tribunal (see section 31(2)),

(c)

is one of the other members of the Upper Tribunal, or

(d)

is a member of a panel of members of employment tribunals that is not a panel of F4Employment Judges.

(4)

Schedule 2—

contains provision for the appointment of persons to be judges or other members of the First-tier Tribunal, and
makes further provision in connection with judges and other members of the First-tier Tribunal.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 4(1)(ca) inserted (1.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 14 para. 7; S.I. 2013/2200, art. 3(g)
F2: Words in s. 4(1)(d) omitted (15.2.2010) by virtue of The Transfer of Functions of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/21), Sch. 1 para. 38 (with Sch. 4)
F3: Words in s. 4(1)(e) substituted (1.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 14 para. 13(1); S.I. 2013/2200, art. 3(g)
F4: Words in s. 4(3)(d) substituted (1.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 14 para. 13(1); S.I. 2013/2200, art. 3(g)