PART 3EDUCATION TRIBUNAL FOR WALES
I1I291Constitution of the Education Tribunal for Wales
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The Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales is to continue and is renamed the Education Tribunal for Wales.
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The Tribunal is to consist of—
a
a President of the Tribunal,
b
a panel of persons who may serve as the legal chair of the Tribunal (“the legal chair panel”), and
c
a panel of persons who may serve as the other two members of the Tribunal but not as the legal chair (“the lay panel”).
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The President is to be appointed by the Lord Chancellor F1... .
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Each member of the legal chair panel is to be appointed by the Lord Chancellor F2....
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The members of the lay panel are to be appointed by the Welsh Ministers with the agreement of the Secretary of State and the President.
6
Regulations made by the Welsh Ministers may—
a
provide for the jurisdiction of the Tribunal to be exercised by such number of tribunals as the President may determine from time to time, and
b
make any other provision in connection with the establishment and continuation of the Tribunal which are considered necessary or desirable.
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The Welsh Ministers may provide staff and accommodation for the Tribunal.