Part 2: Legislative and executive competence: further provision Part 3: Welsh Tribunals Section 60: President of Welsh Tribunals
This section confers a power on the Lord Chief Justice to appoint a person to the office of President of the Welsh Tribunals (subsection 1). Subsection 2 makes it clear that the President of Welsh Tribunals is not a devolved Welsh authority (see the provision about devolved Welsh authorities in Section 4 and Schedule 4 of this Act), but as stated in paragraph 642, the Assembly still has the competence to make a statutory instrument amending the list of tribunals for which the President of Welsh Tribunals is responsible. Subsections 4 and 5 set out the key responsibilities of the President of Welsh Tribunals and the factors to which he or she must have regard in carrying out the functions of that office, including the need to ensure that Welsh Tribunals are accessible and that proceedings are conducted fairly and efficiently. The President of Welsh Tribunals is responsible for appropriate arrangements for training of members of Welsh devolved tribunals; issuing guidance and the welfare of members. Subsection 3 introduces Schedule 5, which makes further provision about the appointment of the President of Welsh Tribunals and connected matters.