Statutory Instruments
2011 No. 2342
Tribunals And Inquiries
The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) (Amendment) Order 2011
Made
22nd September 2011
Laid before Parliament
26th September 2011
Coming into force
17th October 2011
The Lord Chancellor, with the concurrence of the Senior President of Tribunals, makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 7(1) and (9) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007( 1 ).
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) (Amendment) Order 2011 and shall come into force on 17th October 2011.
Amendments to the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) Order 2010
2.The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) Order 2010( 2 ) is amended as follows.
3. In article 10(b) (functions of the Administrative Appeals Chamber) after “11(c)” insert “or (d)”.
4. After article 11(c) (functions of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the Upper Tribunal) insert the following sub-paragraph—
“ (d) an application meeting the condition specified in section 31A(8) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 ( 3 ) made to the Upper Tribunal or transferred to it by the High Court in England and Wales, to grant the relief mentioned in section 15(1) (Upper Tribunal’s “judicial review” jurisdiction) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007. ”
5. In article 12(a)(ii) (functions of the Lands Chamber) for the words “a valuation tribunal in Wales” substitute “the Valuation Tribunal for Wales”.
Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
McNally
Minister of State
Ministry of Justice
22nd September 2011
I concur
Robert Carnwath
Senior President of Tribunals
22nd September 2011
1981 c.54 . Section 31A was inserted by section 19(1) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007(c.15) and subsections (2A) and (8) of section 31A were inserted by section 53(1) of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 (c.11) .