# The Valuation Tribunal for Wales (Amendment) Regulations 2017, 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.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2017/941/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/valuation-tribunal-for-wales-amendment-regulations-2017/regulation-8
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