Part 3Welsh tribunals

I163Cross-deployment of tribunal members and judges

1

A member of a Welsh tribunal may act as a member of the First-tier Tribunal if—

a

the Senior President of Tribunals asks the member to do so, and

b

the President of Welsh Tribunals agrees to the request being made.

2

A judge or other member of—

a

the First-tier Tribunal, or

b

the Upper Tribunal,

may act as a member of a specified Welsh tribunal if the President of Welsh Tribunals asks the member to do so and the Senior President of Tribunals agrees to the request being made.

3

Subsection (2) does not apply to a tribunal member who is a relevant judge.

4

A relevant judge may act as a member of a specified Welsh tribunal if—

a

the President of Welsh Tribunals asks the judge to do so, and

b

the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales agrees to the request being made.

5

In subsections (2) and (4) “"specified”” means specified in the request.

6

In this section “"relevant judge”” means—

a

a judge of the Senior Courts;

b

a deputy judge of the High Court;

c

a Circuit judge;

d

a deputy Circuit judge;

e

a recorder;

f

a district judge;

g

a deputy district judge;

h

a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts);

i

a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates' Courts);

j

the holder of an office listed in—

i

the first column of the table in section 89(3C) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 (senior High Court Masters etc), or

ii

column 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to that Act (High Court Masters etc).

7

A reference in this section to—

a

the President of Welsh Tribunals,

b

the Senior President of Tribunals, or

c

the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales,

includes a reference to an individual designated by that person to exercise the person's functions under this section.

8

A designation made by a person under subsection (7) that is in force immediately before the person ceases to hold the office in question continues in force until varied or revoked by a subsequent holder of that office.