The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Judicial Titles) Order 2005

• Citation: S.I. 2005/227
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Judicial Titles) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 4th April 2005.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

“the 2002 Act ” means the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 ;

“ the Tribunal ” means the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal established by section 81(1) of the 2002 Act;

“legally qualified member of the Tribunal” has the meaning given in paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 4 to the 2002 Act;

“President” and “Deputy President” mean the members of the Tribunal appointed as President of the Tribunal and Deputy President in accordance with paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 4 to the 2002 Act.

Section 3 Titles of members of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal

(1) The titles of legally qualified members of the Tribunal shall be—

(a) Senior Immigration Judge;

(b) Designated Immigration Judge; and

(c) Immigration Judge.

(2) Every legally qualified member of the Tribunal shall have the title Immigration Judge.

(3) The titles Senior Immigration Judge and Designated Immigration Judge shall apply to such Immigration Judges as are specified by the Lord Chancellor.

(4) The Lord Chancellor may specify that an Immigration Judge is to have the title Senior Immigration Judge or Designated Immigration Judge—

(a) on appointing him as a member of the Tribunal; or

(b) at any time while he holds office.

Section 4 President and Deputy President to be regarded as Senior Immigration Judges

Unless the context requires otherwise—

(a) a reference in any enactment, instrument or other document to a Senior Immigration Judge shall include the President and each Deputy President; and

(b) the President and each Deputy President may exercise any function or jurisdiction which is exercisable by a Senior Immigration Judge.