Immigration Act 1971

SCHEDULE 5 The Adjudicators and the Tribunal

Section 12. Part I The Adjudicators 1 There shall be such number of adjudicators as the Lord Chancellor may with the consent of the Treasury determine, and the Lord Chancellor shall appoint one of them as chief adjudicator. 2 (1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraphAn adjudicator shall hold and vacate his office in accordance with the terms of his appointment and shall, on ceasing to hold office, be eligible for re-appointment. (2) An adjudicator may at any time by notice in writing to the Lord Chancellor resign his office. (3) An adjudicator shall vacate his office on the day on which he attains the age of seventy, but subject to section 26(4) to (6) of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (power to authorise continuance in office up to the age of 75). 3 [(1)] The Lord Chancellor shall pay— (a) to the adjudicators, such remuneration and allowances as he may, with the approval of the Treasury, determine; (b) as regards any of the adjudicators in whose case he may so determine with the approval of the Treasury, such pension, allowance or gratuity to or in respect of him, or such sums towards the provision of such pension, allowance or gratuity, as may be so determined; and, if a person ceases to be an adjudicator and it appears to the Lord Chancellor that there are special circumstances which make it right that that person should receive compensation, the Lord Chancellor may, with the approval of the Treasury, pay to that person a sum of such amount as the Lord Chancellor may, with the approval of the Treasury, determine. (2) Sub-paragraph (1)(b) above shall not have effect in relation to a person to whom Part I of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 applies, except to the extent provided by or under that Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 The adjudicators shall sit at such times and in such places as the Lord Chancellor may direct; and the chief adjudicator shall allocate duties among the adjudicators and have such other functions as may be conferred on him by the Lord Chancellor. Part II The Tribunal Members 6 The Tribunal shall consist of such number of members as the Lord Chancellor may determine, and the Lord Chancellor shall appoint one of them to be president. 7 The president and such number of the other members of the Tribunal as the Lord Chancellor may determine shall be (a) persons who have a 7 year general qualification, within the meaning of section 71 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990; (b) advocates or solicitors in Scotland of a least 7 years’ standing; or (c) members of the Bar of Northern Ireland or solicitors of the Supreme Court of Northern Ireland of a least 7 years’ standing. 8 (1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraphA member of the Tribunal shall hold and vacate his office in accordance with the terms of his appointment and shall, on ceasing to hold office, be eligible for re-appointment. (2) Any member of the Tribunal may at any time by notice in writing to the Lord Chancellor resign his office. (3) A member of the Tribunal shall vacate his office on the day on which he attains the age of seventy, but subject to section 26(4) to (6) of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (power to authorise continuance in office up to the age of 75). 9 [(1)]The Lord Chancellor shall pay— (a) to the members of the Tribunal, such remuneration and allowances as he may, with the approval of the Treasury, determine; (b) as regards any member in whose case he may so determine with the approval of the Treasury, such pension, allowance or gratuity to or in respect of him, or such sums towards the provision of such pension, allowance or gratuity, as may be so determined; and, if a person ceases to be a member of the Tribunal and it appears to the Lord Chancellor that there are special circumstances which make it right that that person should receive compensation, the Lord Chancellor may, with the approval of the Treasury, pay to that person a sum of such amount as the Lord Chancellor may, with the approval of the Treasury, determine. (2) Sub-paragraph (1)(b) above shall not have effect in relation to a person to whom Part I of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 applies, except to the extent provided by or under that Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Proceedings 11 For the purpose of hearing and determining appeals under Part II of this Act or any matter preliminary or incidental to any such appeal, the Tribunal shall sit at such times and in such place or places as the Lord Chancellor may direct, and may sit in two or more divisions. 12 Subject to rules of procedure, the Tribunal shall be deemed to be duly constituted if it consists of three members (or a greater uneven number of members) of whom at least one is qualified as mentioned in paragraph 7 of this Schedule; and the determination of any question before the Tribunal shall be according to the opinion of the majority of the members hearing the case. 13 The Lord Chancellor may appoint members of the Tribunal who are qualified as mentioned in paragraph 7 of this Schedule to act on behalf of the president in his temporary absence or inability to act. 14 The president or, in his absence, the member qualified as mentioned in paragraph 7 of this Schedule (or, if there is more than one such member present, the senior of them) shall preside at a sitting of the Tribunal. Part III Staff and Expenses 15 The Lord Chancellor may appoint such officers and servants for the adjudicators and the Tribunal as he may, with the approval of the Treasury as to remuneration and numbers, determine. 16 The remuneration of officers and servants appointed as aforesaid, and such expenses of the adjudicators and the Tribunal as the Lord Chancellor may with the approval of the Treasury determine, shall be defrayed by the Lord Chancellor.