Commentary on Sections Membership
604.Paragraph A4 specifies four types of members of the VTE. These are the VTE President, one or more Vice-Presidents, a panel of chairmen and other members.
605.Vice-Presidents have the functions assigned to them by the VTE President (paragraph A5) and may exercise the VTE President’s functions in certain specified circumstances (paragraph A6).
606.The Lord Chancellor makes appointments to the VTE and the Secretary of State determines the terms and conditions of their appointment (paragraph A7).
607.The Secretary of State also determines (after consultation with the VTE President and the VTS) how many Vice-Presidents, chairmen and other members the VTE is to have. The determination may be a specific number, a minimum, a maximum, or a minimum and a maximum (paragraph A8).