Section 5 Appeals.C1C2
England, Wales and Scotland
The Scheme shall include provision for rights of appeal to the First-tier Tribunal against decisions taken on reviews under provisions of the Scheme made by virtue of section 4.
In Schedule 1 to the M1 Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (tribunals under the supervision of the Council on Tribunals), in the entry relating to compensation for criminal injuries substitute, for the second column—
“
12The adjudicators appointed under section 5 of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1995 (c 53).”.
The power conferred by section 3(1)(a) to provide for the reduction of an amount of compensation includes power to provide for a reduction where, in the opinion of the F2First-tier Tribunal determining an appeal, the appeal is frivolous or vexatious.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
S. 5(1) substituted for s. 5(1)-(7) (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833) , art. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 124(a)
- F2
Words in s. 5(9) substituted (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833) , art. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 124(b)
Marginal citations
- M1
Modifications
- C1
S. 5 power to transfer functions conferred (19.9.2007) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), ss. 30, 148; S.I. 2007/2709, art. 2(a)
- C2
S. 5 transfer of functions (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833) , arts. 1(1), 3(1), 4, 5, Sch. 1 Table 1 (with Sch. 4)