{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tribunals-scotland-act-2014/section-22",
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  "legislation": "asp/2014/10",
  "legislation_title": "Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tribunals-scotland-act-2014",
  "path": "section/22",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "22",
  "heading": "Appointment to post",
  "text": "(1) It is for the Scottish Ministers to make an appointment of a Chamber President to that position.\n(2) Before making an appointment under subsection (1), the Scottish Ministers must consult the Lord President (including as to the person to be appointed).\n(3) A person is eligible for appointment under subsection (1) only if the person is—\n(a) a legal member of the Upper Tribunal, or\n(b) if not falling within paragraph (a), eligible to be appointed as such a member of the Tribunal (whether or not already any type of member of the First-tier or Upper Tribunal).\n(4) An appointment made under subsection (1) is for the Chamber President to preside over a particular chamber of the Tribunal.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 22 in force at 1.4.2015 by S.S.I. 2015/116, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2014/10/section/22",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:42:54.004820+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."
}