Regulation 2 Amendments to the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Social Entitlement Chamber) Rules 2008

(1)

The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Social Entitlement Chamber) Rules 2008^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In rule 22 (cases in which the notice of appeal is to be sent to the Tribunal)—

(a)

in paragraph (2) after sub-paragraph (c) insert—

“(ca)

in appeals under a scheme established under section 49(1) of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (infected blood compensation scheme)^f2, within 1 month after the date on which the appellant was sent written notice of the decision being challenged;”;

(b)

in paragraph (7)(b) after “in all other” insert “cases”;

(c)

in paragraph (8)(a) omit “not more than”;

(d)

in paragraph (9)(b) after “the appeal” insert “, other than an appeal under section 38(1) of the Tax Credits Act 2002^f3,”.

(3)

In rule 30 (public and private hearings) omit paragraph (2).

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2008/2685; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2013/477, 2015/1510 and 2023/327.
f2: 2024 c. 21. The Minister for the Cabinet Office has in exercise of the power conferred by section 49(1) of this Act made the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/872), which came into force on 23 August 2024.
f3: 2002 c. 21. Section 38(1) was amended by the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5), section 120(3) and S.I. 2014/886.