{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tribunal-procedure-upper-tribunal-rules-2008/article-26A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tribunal-procedure-upper-tribunal-rules-2008/article-26A.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2008/2698",
  "legislation_title": "The Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tribunal-procedure-upper-tribunal-rules-2008",
  "path": "article/26A",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "26A",
  "heading": "Cases transferred or referred to the Upper Tribunal, applications made directly to the Upper Tribunal , cases where an offence has been certified and proceedings without notice to a respondent",
  "text": "(1) Paragraphs (2) and (3) apply to—\n(a) a case transferred or referred to the Upper Tribunal from the First-tier Tribunal; ...\n(b) a case, other than an appeal or a case to which rule 26 (references under the Forfeiture Act 1982) applies, which is started by an application made directly to the Upper Tribunal ; or\n(c) a case where an offence has been certified to the Upper Tribunal.\n(2) In a case to which this paragraph applies—\n(a) the Upper Tribunal must give directions as to the procedure to be followed in the consideration and disposal of the proceedings; ...\n(aa) in a reference under section 325 or 326 of the Charities Act 2011, the Upper Tribunal may give directions providing for an application to join the proceedings as a party and the time within which it may be made; and\n(b) the preceding rules in this Part will only apply to the proceedings to the extent provided for by such directions.\n(3) If a case or matter to which this paragraph applies is to be determined without notice to or the involvement of a respondent—\n(a) any provision in these Rules requiring a document to be provided by or to a respondent; and\n(b) any other provision in these Rules permitting a respondent to participate in the proceedings\ndoes not apply to that case or matter.\n(4) Schedule 2 makes further provision for national security certificate appeals transferred to the Upper Tribunal.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Rule 26A inserted (1.4.2009) by Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/274), rules 1, 16"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Rule 26A(1) substituted (1.9.2009) by The Tribunal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/1975), rules 1, 19"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in rule 26A(1)(a) omitted (3.6.2019) by virtue of The Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2019 (S.I. 2019/925), rules 1(2), 2(5)(b)(i) (with rule 6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in rule 26A(1)(b) substituted for full stop (3.6.2019) by The Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2019 (S.I. 2019/925), rules 1(2), 2(5)(b)(ii) (with rule 6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Rule 26A(1)(c) inserted (3.6.2019) by The Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2019 (S.I. 2019/925), rules 1(2), 2(5)(b)(iii) (with rule 6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Word in rule 26A(2)(a) omitted (6.4.2012) by virtue of The Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2012 (S.I. 2012/500), rules 1(2), 5(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Rule 26A(2)(aa) inserted (6.4.2012) by The Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2012 (S.I. 2012/500), rules 1(2), 5(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in rule 26A(2)(aa) substituted (1.11.2022) by The Tribunal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/1030), rules 1, 5(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Rule 26A(4) inserted (18.1.2010) by The Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2010 (S.I. 2010/43), rules 1, 10"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Words in rule 26A heading inserted (3.6.2019) by The Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2019 (S.I. 2019/925), rules 1(2), 2(5)(a) (with rule 6)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2698/article/26A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:23:22.576941+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}