Section 24 — Employment Tribunals Act 1996: Temporary additional judicial membership.

Temporary additional judicial membership. 24 1 This section applies if both of the following conditions are met—

a the Lord Chancellor thinks that it is expedient, after consulting the Lord Chief Justice, for a qualified person to be appointed to be a temporary additional judge of the Appeal Tribunal in order to facilitate in England and Wales the disposal of business in the Appeal Tribunal;

b the Lord Chancellor requests the Lord Chief Justice to make such an appointment. 1A The Lord Chief Justice may, after consulting the Lord Chancellor, appoint a qualified person as mentioned in subsection (1)(a). 1B An appointment under this section is—

a for such period, or b on such occasions, as the Lord Chief Justice determines, after consulting the Lord Chancellor.

2 In this section “ qualified person ” means a person who—

a is qualified for appointment as a judge of the High Court under section 10 of the Supreme Court Act 1981, ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 A person appointed to be a temporary additional judge of the Appeal Tribunal has all the functions of a judge nominated under section 22(1)(a).

4 The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under this section.