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The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2024

S.I. 2024/1285 · Made 2 December 2024

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TRIBUNALS AND INQUIRIES

Made 2nd December 2024

Laid before Parliament 5th December 2024

Coming into force 26th December 2024

The Lord Chancellor, with the concurrence of the Senior President of Tribunals, makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7(9) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2007 c. 15. There are amendments to this Act but none is relevant to this instrument.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendments to the First-tier and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) Order 2010
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2024 and comes into force on 26th December 2024.

2Amendments to the First-tier and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) Order 2010

(1)

The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) Order 2010f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In article 3 (functions of the General Regulatory Chamber), in paragraph (a) after “article 4” insert “, to the Property Chamber by article 5A”.

(3)

In article 5A (functions of the Property Chamber) after paragraph (j), insert—

“(k)

proceedings under the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015f2.”.

(4)

In article 6 (functions of the Social Entitlement Chamber) after paragraph (i), insert—

“(j)

regarding payments under a scheme established under section 49(1) of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024f3.”.

Signature

Nic Dakin

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

2nd December 2024

I concur

Keith Lindblom

Senior President of Tribunals

20th November 2024

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2655) (“the 2010 Order”) organises the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal into chambers and makes provision for the allocation of those tribunals’ functions between chambers.

Currently proceedings under the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/962) are allocated by virtue of article 3(a) of the 2010 Order to the General Regulatory Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal. Article 2(2) and (3) of this Order amends article 3(a) and article 5A of the 2010 Order, respectively, in order to reallocate such proceedings to the Property Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal.

Article 2(4) of this Order amends article 6 of the 2010 Order to make provision for appeals regarding payments under a scheme established under section 49(1) of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (c. 21) to be allocated to the Social Entitlement Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal. The scheme presently established under section 49(1) is the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme, established by the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/872).

A full impact statement has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.