Appeals Section 55: The Consumer Credit Appeals Tribunal
95.Section 55 establishes the Tribunal and gives the Lord Chancellor the power to make its procedural rules. Schedule 1 of the 2006 Act inserts Schedule A1 into the 1974 Act. This sets out requirements for the appointment of the President of the Tribunal and the panels from which members of the Tribunal will be drawn, imposes requirements in relation to their qualifications and terms of office and also provides for the appointment of a Deputy President and administrative staff. It sets out the powers of the Tribunal to make orders and to award costs.