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==Rule==
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'''Appointment of the tribunal'''

8.—(1) Unless the application belongs to a class or group of proceedings for which members have already been appointed, the members ofthe tribunal who are to hear the application shall be appointed by the chairman.

(2)	A person shall not be qualified to serve as a member of a tribunal for the purpose of any proceedings where—

:(a)	he is a member or officer of the responsible authority or of the registration authority concerned in the proceedings; or

:(b)	he is a member or officer of a health authority[, Primary Care Trust]<ref>[[National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (Supplementary, Consequential etc. Provisions) Regulations 2002]]</ref> [or National Health Service trust]<ref>[[Mental Health Review Tribunal (Amendment) Rules 1996]]</ref> [or NHS foundation trust]<ref>[[Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (Supplementary and Consequential Provision) (NHS Foundation Trusts) Order 2004]]</ref> which has the right to discharge the patient under section 23(3) of the Act; or

:(c)	he has a personal connection with the patient or has recently treated the patient in a professional medical capacity.

(3)	The persons qualified to serve as president of the tribunal for the consideration of an application or reference relating to a restricted patient shall be restricted to those legal members who have been approved for that purpose by the [Lord Chief Justice after consulting the Lord Chancellor].<ref name="TFS">[[Lord Chancellor (Transfer of Functions and Supplementary Provisions) Order 2006]]</ref>

[(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 referred to in paragraph (3).]<ref name="TFS"/>

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