Article 12 Amendment of the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) Fees Order 2013I1

United Kingdom

(1)

The First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) Fees Order 2013^f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In article 3 (definitions), after the definition of “the 2013 Rules”, insert—

““application”, in article 4 and Schedule 1, includes the bringing of an appeal to the Tribunal;”.

(3)

In article 4 (fees payable)—

(a)

in paragraph (1), for “Proceedings where” substitute “Applications in respect of which”;

(b)

in paragraph (2), for “The fee” substitute “The application fee”;

(c)

after paragraph (2), insert—

“(2A)

Where an application is made under two or more provisions, the application fee payable is the highest application fee that would have been payable if a separate application had been made under each of the provisions.

(2B)

The hearing fee due is set out in column 3 of that Schedule.

(2C)

Where two or more applications are joined for the purposes of a single hearing, the hearing fee payable is the highest hearing fee that would be payable if a separate hearing were held for each of the applications.”;

(d)

in paragraph (3), for “Any fee payable for an application under fees 1.1 to 1.12” substitute “Any application fee payable”;

(e)

in paragraph (4), for “Any fee payable under fees 2.1 or 2.2” substitute “Any hearing fee payable”.

(4)

In article 6(2) (fees: split hearings), for “fee”, in the second place it occurs, substitute “hearing fee”.

(5)

In article 8(3) (fees: apportionment of liability for fees in cases involving more than one applicant), for “proceedings are brought” substitute “an application is made”.

(6)

For Schedule 1 (fees to be taken), substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 6 to this Order.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 12 in force at 13.7.2026, see art. 1(2)

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2013/1179, amended by S.I. 2016/807 and 2026/485; there are other amendments not relevant to this instrument.