{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tribunals-scotland-act-2014/section-41",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tribunals-scotland-act-2014/section-41.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2014/10",
  "legislation_title": "Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tribunals-scotland-act-2014",
  "path": "section/41",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "41",
  "heading": "Voting for decisions",
  "text": "(1) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision for the purposes of sections 37(1) and 39(1) in so far as a matter in a case before the First-tier Tribunal or the Upper Tribunal is to be decided by two or more members of the Tribunal, including—\n(a) for a decision to be made unanimously or by majority,\n(b) where a decision is to be made by majority, for the chairing member to have a casting vote in the event of a tie.\n(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), an extra judge in relation to the First-tier Tribunal or the Upper Tribunal is to be treated as if a member of the Tribunal concerned (with section 42(1) so applying accordingly).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 41(2) substituted (13.5.2022) by Social Security Administration and Tribunal Membership (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 18), ss. 16(6), 18(2)(3); S.S.I. 2022/146, reg. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 41 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/41",
    "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."
}