Citation and commencement

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Qualifications for Appointment of Members to the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Amendment) Order 2009 and, subject to paragraph (2), comes into force on 1st September 2009.

(2) Article 3 comes into force on the day on which paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 to the Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002( 2 ) comes into force.

Amendment of the Qualifications for Appointment of Members to the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal Order 2008

2. The Qualifications for Appointment of Members to the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal Order 2008( 3 ) is amended as follows.

3. Article 1 shall stand as paragraph (1) and after it insert—

“ (2) In this Order “registered medical practitioner” means a fully registered person within the meaning of the Medical Act 1983 ( 4 ) whether or not they hold a licence to practise under that Act. ” .

4. In Article 2—

(a) after paragraph (2)(c) insert—

“ (ca) a registered optometrist; ” ;

(b) in paragraph (3) omit “, other than a registered medical practitioner,”;

(c) after paragraph (3) add—

“ (3A) A person is not eligible for appointment under paragraph (3) if they are a registered medical practitioner. ” ;

(d) in paragraph (4)(i) after “trade” insert “, charity”; and

(e) after paragraph (4)(i) insert—

“ (j) in immigration services or the law and procedure relating to immigration;

(k) of data protection;

(l) of freedom of information (including environmental information) rights;

(m) of service as a Member or Senior Officer of a local authority in England. ” .