Section 24 | Temporary additional judicial membership.

(1)This section applies if both of the following conditions are met—^F1

(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;^F1

(b)the Lord Chancellor requests the Lord Chief Justice to make such an appointment.^F1

(1A)The Lord Chief Justice may, after consulting the Lord Chancellor, appoint a qualified person as mentioned in subsection (1)(a).^F1

(1B)An appointment under this section is—^F1

(a)for such period, or^F1

(b)on such occasions,^F1

as the Lord Chief Justice determines, after consulting the Lord Chancellor.

(2)In this section “qualified person” means a person who—^F2

(a)is qualified for appointment as a judge of the High Court under section 10 of the Supreme Court Act 1981,...^F3

(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.^F4