s 4 Tribunal magistrates
4.—(1) A tribunal is to be presided over by a tribunal magistrate designated under subsection (2) or appointed under subsection (3)(a).[33/2018] (2) The Presiding Judge of the State Courts may designate a District Judge or a Magistrate as a tribunal magistrate.[33/2018] (3) The President may, on the recommendation of the Chief Justice, by instrument in writing —(a) appoint a qualified person (as defined in section 2(1) of the Legal Profession Act 1966) as a tribunal magistrate; and (b) revoke that appointment at any time.[33/2018] (4) An individual appointed under subsection (3)(a) as a tribunal magistrate holds office for the term specified in the instrument of appointment, and may be re‑appointed.[33/2018] (5) Any individual designated under subsection (2) or appointed under subsection (3)(a) may, although the period of the individual’s designation or appointment has expired, or the individual’s designation or appointment has been revoked, sit as a tribunal magistrate for the purpose of giving judgment or otherwise in relation to any case heard by the individual as a tribunal magistrate.[33/2018]