Explanatory note

By this Instrument the Lord Chancellor approves rules made by the Foreign Compensation Commission to govern the procedure to be followed by the Commission in the disposal of applications under the Foreign Compensation (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) (Registration and Determination of Claims) Order 1986. They are substantially based on those made under previous Orders providing for the registration and determination of claims. Reflecting the terms of the Order, hearings will be conducted on the papers, subject to the Commission’s power to direct an oral hearing if they think fit.