Paragraph 123 I1

(1)

Regulation 33 (making appeals and applications) is amended as follows.

(2)

For the heading substitute “Notice of Appeal”.

(3)

Omit paragraph (1).

(4)

In paragraph (2) for “In this regulation, “an appropriate office” means” substitute “A notice of appeal made in accordance with Tribunal Procedure Rules and on a form approved by the Secretary of State, the Commission or the Board, as the case may be, or in such other format as the Secretary of State, the Commission or the Board, as the case may be, accepts, is to be sent or delivered to the following appropriate office”.

(5)

For paragraph (3) substitute—

“(3)
Except where paragraph (4) applies, where a form does not contain the information required under Tribunal Procedure Rules the form may be returned by the Secretary of State, the Commission or the Board to the sender for completion in accordance with the Tribunal Procedure Rules.”.

(6)

In paragraph (4)—

(a)

omit “or application”; and

(b)

for “paragraph (1)” substitute “Tribunal Procedure Rules”.

(7)

In paragraph (5)—

(a)

for “an appeal or application” substitute “a notice of appeal”;

(b)

after “the appeal” omit “or application”; and

(c)

for “paragraph (1)” substitute “Tribunal Procedure Rules”.

(8)

In paragraph (6) omit “or application”.

(9)

In paragraph 8—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (a) for “a legally qualified panel member” substitute “the First-tier Tribunal”; and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (b)—

(i)

for “panel member” substitute “First-tier Tribunal”; and

(ii)

for the words “paragraph (1)” to the end, substitute “Tribunal Procedure Rules.”.

(10)

In paragraph (9) for “legally qualified panel member who” substitute “First-tier Tribunal which”.

(11)

In paragraph (10)—

(a)

after “where the” insert “notice of”; and

(b)

for “clerk to an appeal tribunal or to a legally qualified panel member” substitute “First-tier Tribunal”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 1 para. 123 in force at 3.11.2008, see art. 1