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Tribunals And Inquiries, England And Wales

Made 26th February 2018

Laid before Parliament 28th February 2018

Coming into force 6th April 2018

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992f1 and sections 8 and 9 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000f2, makes the following Rules.

The Lord Chancellor considers that the authorisation by these Rules of the use of electronic communications for any purpose is such that the extent (if any) to which records of things done for the purpose will be available will be no less satisfactory in cases where use is made of electronic communications than in other cases.

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f1

1992 c. 53; section 9 was amended by S.I. 2013/2042. There are other amendments to section 9 which are not relevant. For the definition of “Minister” for the purposes of section 9, see section 16(1).

f2

2000 c. 7. For the purposes of sections 8 and 9, the Lord Chancellor is “the appropriate Minister” in relation to matters under the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c. 53).