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PART III |
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APPEALS |
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Interpretation |
| | 23. In this Part of this Schedule-
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"panel of chairmen" means the panel appointed under paragraph 26; and |
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"tribunal" means an appeal tribunal constituted in accordance with paragraph 27. |
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Training of appeal panel members |
| | 24. The President must arrange such training for appeal panel members as he considers appropriate.
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Acting President |
| | 25. If the President is absent or otherwise unable to act, the Secretary of State may appoint as acting president an appeal panel member who is qualified to act as chairman of a tribunal.
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Panel of tribunal chairmen |
| | 26. - (1) There is to be a panel of appeal panel members appointed by the Secretary of State for the purposes of providing chairmen of appeal tribunals established under this Part of this Schedule.
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(2) A person is qualified for appointment to the panel of chairmen only if-
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(a) he has a seven year general qualification within the meaning of section 71 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990, |
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(b) he is an advocate or solicitor in Scotland of at least seven years' standing; or |
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(i) a member of the Bar of Northern Ireland of at least seven years' standing, or
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(ii) a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Northern Ireland of at least seven years' standing,
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and appears to the Secretary of State to have appropriate experience and knowledge of competition law and practice. |
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Constitution of tribunals |
| | 27. - (1) On receipt of a notice of appeal, the President must constitute an appeal tribunal to deal with the appeal.
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(2) An appeal tribunal is to consist of-
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(a) a chairman, who must be either the President or a person appointed by him to be chairman from the panel of chairmen; and |
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(b) two other appeal panel members appointed by the President. |
