Regulation 8 Amendment to the 2010 Regulations

For regulation 9 (appointment of Valuation Tribunal members) substitute—

“Number of Valuation Tribunal members and their appointment

9.

(1)

The Valuation Tribunal consists of between 16 members and—

(a)

from 1 December 2017 until 31 March 2018, 145 members;

(b)

from 1 April 2018 until 31 March 2019, 135 members;

(c)

from 1 April 2019 until 31 March 2020, 120 members; or

(d)

from 1 April 2020, 105 members.

(2)

For the purposes of this regulation, a vacancy arises when the number of members falls below—

(a)

16; or

(b)

the number of members described in paragraph (1)(a) to (d) and in the view of the President, the number required to carry out the Valuation Tribunal’s functions.

(3)

Where a vacancy arises, the Appointments Panel must appoint a person to fill the vacancy.

(4)

Where a vacancy has not been filled by the Appointments Panel within 3 months of the vacancy arising, the Welsh Ministers may, after consultation with the President, appoint a person to fill the vacancy.

(5)

A person may not be appointed under this regulation, if at the end of the period of appointment they would have served 10 years or more as a member of the Valuation Tribunal.

(6)

But, a person who was a member of the Valuation Tribunal before these Regulations come into force may be appointed for a period not exceeding five years.”