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The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) (Amendment) Order 2026

S.I. 2026/771 · Made 7 July 2026

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TRIBUNALS AND INQUIRIES

Made 7th July 2026

Laid before Parliament 9th July 2026

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

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

1Citation, commencement and extent

(1)

This Order may be cited as the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) (Amendment) Order 2026.

(2)

This Order comes into force immediately after the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 (Conferral of Tribunal Jurisdiction under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 etc.) Regulations 2026f1 come into force.

(3)

Any amendment made by this Order has the same extent as the provision amended.

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

(1)

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

(2)

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

“(l)

proceedings under Part 2 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954f2 as specified in regulations made under section 63(2A) of that Actf3.”.

(3)

In article 12 (functions of the Lands Chamber), in paragraph (cc) for “and (j)” substitute “, (j) and (l)”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

Sarah Sackman

Minister of State

Ministry of Justice

7th July 2026

I concur

James Dingemans

Senior President of Tribunals

26th June 2026

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 the chambers.

This Order amends the 2010 Order to reflect the conferral of further jurisdiction on the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (“the Tribunals”) by the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 (Conferral of Tribunal Jurisdiction under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 etc.) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/569) (“the 2026 Regulations”), and to allocate those proceedings to the appropriate chambers. Under the 2026 Regulations, jurisdiction is transferred from the courts to the Tribunals in relation to proceedings under Part 2 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (c. 56) (security of tenure for business, professional and other tenants) (“the 1954 Act”), where a tenancy is a “subsisting agreement”, within the meaning given in Schedule 2 to the Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30) and its main purpose is to confer “code rights” within the meaning of paragraph 3 of that Schedule. It also transfers jurisdiction for proceedings under section 34B of the 1954 Act (compensation for exercise of code rights).

Article 2(2) amends the functions of the Property Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal so that proceedings under Part 2 of the 1954 Act that have been conferred by the 2026 Regulations are allocated to that chamber.

Article 2(3) amends the functions of the Lands Chamber of the Upper Tribunal so that it may determine proceedings under Part 2 of the 1954 Act that have been transferred to it under Tribunal Procedure Rules. Rule 25 of the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/1169) makes provision for such transfers.

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