Regulation 9 Amendments to the General Commissioners (Jurisdiction and Procedure) Regulations 1994

After regulation 6 insert—

“Lead Cases

6A

(1)

Where—

(a)

one or more proceedings under Part II of the Transfer Act or Part III of the Transfer Order have been brought before, but have not yet been heard, by General Commissioners for one or more divisions, and

(b)

those proceedings give rise to common or related issues of fact or law (“same issues proceedings”)

the General Commissioners or each of the General Commissioners for each division as the case may be, shall arrange for transfer of those proceedings to the Special Commissioners.

(2)

Before transferring any same issues proceedings the appropriate General Commissioners shall give all the parties to the proceedings in question an opportunity to make representations.

(3)

For the purpose of this regulation “proceedings” shall for the avoidance of doubt, include more than one appeal against the same decision to the General Commissioners.”.