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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-first-tier-tribunal-for-scotland-chambers-regulations-2016/note",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2016/9780111032374",
  "legislation_title": "The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Chambers) Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-first-tier-tribunal-for-scotland-chambers-regulations-2016",
  "path": "note",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThe Tribunals (Scotland) 2014 Act created a new structure for tribunals dealing with devolved matters under the judicial leadership of the Lord President of the Court of Session as head of the Scottish Tribunals. It created a First-tier Tribunal and an Upper Tribunal. Generally, the First-tier Tribunal will deal with cases in the first instance to which a general right of appeal will lie to the Upper Tribunal.\nThese Regulations divide the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland into the following 5 chambers:\nthe Mental Health Chamber;\nthe Housing and Property Chamber;\nthe Health and Education Chamber;\nthe General Regulatory Chamber; and\nthe Tax Chamber.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2016/9780111032374/note",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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