# The Tribunal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2012, Rule 5


In paragraph (3) of rule 1 (interpretation etc)—
(a) in the definition of “appropriate national authority” after “Scottish Ministers” insert “, the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland”;
(b) for the definition of “authorised person” substitute—
““authorised person” means—
(a)an examiner appointed by the Secretary of State under section 66A of the Road Traffic Act 1988;
(b)an examiner appointed by the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland under Article 74 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995; or
(c)any person authorised in writing by the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland for the purposes of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010;
and includes a person acting under the direction of such an examiner or other authorised person, who has detained the vehicle to which an appeal relates;”
(c) in the definition of “respondent”, for “against any other decision except a decision of a traffic commissioner” substitute “other than a road transport case”;
(d) before the definition of “tribunal” insert—
““road transport case” means an appeal against a decision of a traffic commissioner or the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1363/rule/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/tribunal-procedure-amendment-no-2-rules-2012/rule-5
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