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The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Chambers) Amendment Regulations 2018

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Draft 2018, ISBN 9780111039755

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Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 79(2)(a) of the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

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Made 2018

Coming into force 22nd November 2018

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 20(2) of the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 11(1) of that Act, they have obtained the approval of the Lord President for the making of these Regulations and have consulted such other persons as they considered appropriate.

In accordance with section 79(2)(a) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2014 asp 10.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Chambers) Regulations 2016
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Chambers) Amendment Regulations 2018 and come into force on 22nd November 2018.

2Amendment of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Chambers) Regulations 2016

(1)

The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Chambers) Regulations 2016f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 2 (chambers of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland)—

(a)

at the end of paragraph (d) omit “and”; and

(b)

at the end insert—

“; and

(f)

the Social Security Chamber.”.

Signature

Name

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

Date

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Chambers) Regulations 2016, which provide for the division of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland into chambers. A new chamber is brought into being, to be known as the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Social Security Chamber.

A Partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared and placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Copies may be obtained from the Scottish Government Social Security Directorate.