Security Service Act 1989
c. 5
(2) Where any inquiries about a person were instituted before that date and no
decision had been taken before that date to discontinue them, paragraph 2 above
shall have effect as if they had been instituted on that date.
SCHEDULE 2
TRIBUNAL
Constitution of the Tribunal
1 .—(l) The Tribunal shall consist of not less than three or more than five
members each of whom shall be a barrister, advocate or solicitor of not less than
ten years' standing.
(2) The members of the Tribunal shall be appointed by Her Majesty by Royal
Warrant.
(3) A member of the Tribunal shall vacate office at the end of the period of
five years beginning with the day of his appointment but shall be eligible for re-
appointment.
(4) A member of the Tribunal may be relieved of office by Her Majesty at his
own request.
(5) A member of the Tribunal may be removed from office by Her Majesty on
an Address presented to Her by both Houses of Parliament.
President and Vice-President
2.—(1) Her Majesty may by Royal Warrant appoint as President or VicePresident of the Tribunal a person who is, or by virtue of that Warrant will be, a
member of the Tribunal.
(2) If at any time the President of the Tribunal is temporarily unable to carry
out the functions of the President under this Schedule, the Vice-President shall
carry out those functions.
(3) A person shall cease to be President or Vice-President of the Tribunal if he
ceases to be a member of the Tribunal.
Procedure
3. The functions of the Tribunal in relation to any complaint shall be capable
of being carried out, in any place in the United Kingdom, by any two or more
members of the Tribunal designated for the purpose by their President; and
different members of the Tribunal may carry out functions in relation to different
complaints at the same time.
4.—{1) It shall be the duty of every member of the Service to disclose or give to
the Tribunal such documents or information as they may require for the purpose
of enabling them to carry out their functions under this Act.
(2) Subject to paragraph 6(2) below, the Tribunal shall carry out their
functions under this Act in such a way as to secure that no document or
information disclosed or given to the Tribunal by any person is disclosed without
his consent to any complainant, to any person (other than the Commissioner)
holding office under the Crown or to any other person; and accordingly the
Tribunal shall not, except in reports under paragraph 5(1)(b) of Schedule ito this
Act, give any reasons for a determination notified by them to a complainant.
(3) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) above, the Tribunal may determine their own
procedure.
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