Statutory Instruments
2018 No. 509
Tribunals And Inquiries
The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) (Amendment) Order 2018
Made
20th April 2018
Laid before Parliament
23rd April 2018
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Lord Chancellor, with the concurrence of the Senior President of Tribunals, makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7(1) and (9) and 145(1) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007( 1 ).
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) (Amendment) Order 2018 and comes into force on the 21st day after the day on which it is laid.
(2) In this Order—
(a) “the 2008 Rules” means the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008( 2 ).
(b) “the 2010 Order” means the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) Order 2010 ( 3 ).
Amendments to the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) Order 2010
2. —(1) The 2010 Order is amended as follows.
(2) In article 12 (Functions of the Lands Chamber) in paragraph (a)(ii)(aa) omit the words “other than appeals allocated to the Tax and Chancery Chamber by article 13(h)”.
(3) In article 13 (Functions of the Tax and Chancery Chamber) in paragraph (1) omit sub-paragraph (h).
Saving provision
3. Article 13(1)(h) of the 2010 Order continues to apply in respect of any case where—
(a) an application for permission to appeal under rule 21(3)(b) of the 2008 Rules, or
(b) a notice of appeal under rule 23(2) of the 2008 Rules,
is received by the Upper Tribunal before the date on which this Order comes into force.
Lucy Frazer
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
18th April 2018
Ernest Ryder
Senior President of Tribunals
I concur
20th April 2018
2007 c. 15 . There are amendments to this Act but none are relevant to this instrument.
S.I. 2008/2698 . Rule 21 was amended by S.I. 2009/1975 , 2010/44 , 2014/514 and 2014/2128 ; rule 23 was amended by S.I. 2009/1975 , 2010/44 , 2012/1363 , 2015/1510 and 2017/723 . There are other amendments to the 2008 Rules but none are relevant to this instrument.
S.I. 2010/2655 , as amended by S.I. 2012/1673 , 2013/1187 , 2013/2068 , 2014/1901 , 2015/1563 , 2017/722 and 2017/1169 , and by paragraph 190 of Schedule 8(4) to the Crime and Courts Act 2013. Article 12(a)(ii)(aa) was inserted by article 6(a) of S.I. 2013/1187 , and article 13(1)(h) was inserted by article 7 of S.I. 2013/1187 .