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The Transfer of Functions of the Charity Tribunal Order 2009

S.I. 2009/1834 · Made 7 July 2009

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Tribunals And Inquiries

Made 7th July 2009

Coming into force 1st September 2009

The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 30(1) and (4), 31(1), (2) and (9), and 38 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 5 to, the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007f1.

A draft of this Order was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 49(5) of that Act.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2007 c.15.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Transfer of functions
  3. 3Transfer of persons into the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal
  4. 4Consequential and transitional provisions
  5. Signature
  6. Schedule 1: Consequential amendments to primary legislation
  7. 1House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975
  8. 2Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975
  9. 3Courts and Legal Services Act 1990
  10. 4Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992
  11. 5Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993
  12. 6Charities Act 1993
  13. 7Charities Act 1993
  14. 8Charities Act 1993
  15. 9Charities Act 1993
  16. 10Charities Act 1993
  17. 11Charities Act 1993
  18. 12Charities Act 1993
  19. 13Charities Act 1993
  20. 14Charities Act 1993
  21. 15Charities Act 1993
  22. 16Constitutional Reform Act 2005
  23. 17Charities Act 2006
  24. Schedule 2: Consequential amendment to secondary legislation
  25. 1Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council (Listed Tribunals) Order 2007
  26. Schedule 3Repeals and revocations
  27. Schedule 4: Transitional and saving provisions
  28. 1Transitional and saving provisions
  29. 2Transitional and saving provisions
  30. 3Transitional and saving provisions
  31. 4Transitional and saving provisions
  32. 5Transitional and saving provisions
  33. 6Transitional and saving provisions
  34. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Transfer of Functions of the Charity Tribunal Order 2009 and comes into force on 1st September 2009.

2Transfer of functions

(1)

The functions of the Charity Tribunal are transferred to the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal, with the question as to which one of them is to exercise the function in a particular case being determined by, or under, Tribunal Procedure Rules.

(2)

The Charity Tribunal is abolished.

3Transfer of persons into the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal

A person who, immediately before this Order comes into force, holds an office listed in column (1) of the following table is to hold the office or offices listed in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the table.

(1) Office held(2) Office to be held
President of the Charity Tribunal appointed under paragraph 1(2)(a) of Schedule 1B to the Charities Act 1993f1Deputy judge of the Upper Tribunal and transferred-in judge of the First-tier Tribunal
A legal member of the Charity Tribunal appointed under paragraph 1(2)(b) of Schedule 1B to the Charities Act 1993Transferred-in judge of the First-tier Tribunal
An ordinary member of the Charity Tribunal appointed under paragraph 1(2)(c) of Schedule 1B to the Charities Act 1993Transferred-in other member of the First-tier Tribunal

4Consequential and transitional provisions

(1)

Schedule 1 contains amendments to primary legislation as a consequence of the transfer effected by this Order.

(2)

Schedule 2 contains an amendment to secondary legislation as a consequence of the transfer effected by this Order.

(3)

Schedule 3 contains repeals and revocations as a consequence of the amendments in Schedules 1 and 2.

(4)

Schedule 4 contains transitional and saving provisions.

Signature

By authority of the Lord Chancellor

Bridget Prentice

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

7th July 2009

1House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975

In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975f1 (bodies of which all members are disqualified) omit the entry relating to the Charity Tribunal.

2Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975

In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975f1 (bodies of which all members are disqualified) omit the entry relating to the Charity Tribunal.

3Courts and Legal Services Act 1990

In Schedule 11 to the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990f1 (judges etc barred from legal practice) omit the entry relating to the President or other member of the Charity Tribunal.

4Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992

In Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992f1 (tribunals under direct supervision of Council) omit the entry at paragraph 6A relating to charities.

5Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993

In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993f1 (other appointments – members of Tribunals) omit the entry relating to the President of the Charity Tribunal.

6Charities Act 1993

The Charities Act 1993f1 is amended as follows.

7Charities Act 1993

In the heading for Part 1A omit “Charity”.

8Charities Act 1993

In section 2A (the Charity Tribunal)—

(a)

in the heading omit “Charity”;

(b)

omit subsections (1) to (3); and

(c)

in subsection (5) for “section 2B below and rules made under that section” substitute “rules made under section 2B(2) and Tribunal Procedure Rules”.

9Charities Act 1993

In section 2B (practice and procedure)—

(a)

for subsections (1) to (3) substitute—

“(1)

This section applies in relation to appeals, applications or references to the Tribunal which are mentioned in section 2A(4).

(2)

The Lord Chancellor may make rules—

(a)

specifying steps which must be taken before appeals, applications or references are made to the Tribunal (and the period within which any such steps must be taken);

(b)

requiring the Commission to inform persons of their right to appeal or apply to the Tribunal following a final decision, direction or order of the Commission.

(3)

Tribunal Procedure Rules may make any other provision regulating the exercise of rights to appeal or to apply to the Tribunal and matters relating to the making of references to it.”;

(b)

in subsection (4)—

(i)

for “subsection (1)(a) or (b)” substitute “subsection (2) or (3)”;

(ii)

after paragraph (a) insert “or”; and

(iii)

omit paragraph (b) and the following “or”; and

(c)

omit subsections (5) to (7).

10Charities Act 1993

In section 2C (appeal from Tribunal)—

(a)

omit subsections (1), (2) and (4);

(b)

in subsection (3)—

(i)

for “this section” substitute “section 11 or 13 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007f1”; and

(ii)

for “High Court” substitute “tribunal or court hearing the appeal”; and

(c)

in subsection (5)—

(i)

for “subsection (1) above” substitute “sections 11(2) and 13(2) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007”;

(ii)

in paragraph (a) for “all proceedings before the Tribunal” substitute “cases before the Tribunal in respect of any such appeal, application or reference as is mentioned in section 2A(4)”; and

(iii)

omit paragraph (b) (and the “and” immediately before it).

11Charities Act 1993

In section 2D (intervention by Attorney General)—

(a)

in subsection (2) for the words from the beginning to “the court” substitute “The appropriate body”;

(b)

in subsections (3) and (4)(b) (in both places) for “Tribunal or court” substitute “appropriate body”;

(c)

in subsection (5) for “the Tribunal or court has given a direction” substitute “a direction is given”; and

(d)

at the end insert—

“(6)

In this section “the appropriate body” means the Tribunal or, in the case of an appeal from the Tribunal, the tribunal or court hearing the appeal.”.

12Charities Act 1993

In section 97(1) (general interpretation), for the definition of “the Tribunal” substitute—

  • ““the Tribunal”, in relation to any appeal, application or reference, means—

    1. (a)

      the Upper Tribunal, in any case where it is determined by or under Tribunal Procedure Rules that the Upper Tribunal is to hear the appeal, application or reference; or

    2. (b)

      the First-tier Tribunal, in any other case;”.

13Charities Act 1993

Omit Schedule 1B (the Charity Tribunal).

14Charities Act 1993

In Schedule 1C (appeals and applications to Charity Tribunal) in the heading omit “Charity”.

15Charities Act 1993

In Schedule 1D (references to Charity Tribunal)—

(a)

in the heading omit “Charity”; and

(b)

omit paragraph 6(3).

16Constitutional Reform Act 2005

In Part 3 of Schedule 14 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005f1 (appointments by the Lord Chancellor: offices to which paragraph 2(2)(d) of Schedule 12 applies) omit the entries relating to—

(a)

the President of the Charity Tribunal;

(b)

a legal member of the Charity Tribunal; and

(c)

an ordinary member of the Charity Tribunal.

17Charities Act 2006

In section 57 of the Charities Act 2006f1 (appeals against decisions of the Commission)—

(a)

in subsection (1) for “Charity Tribunal (“the Tribunal”)” substitute “Tribunal”; and

(b)

after subsection (7) insert—

“(8)

In this section “the Tribunal”, in relation to any appeal under this section, means—

(a)

the Upper Tribunal, in any case where it is determined by or under Tribunal Procedure Rules that the Upper Tribunal is to hear the appeal; or

(b)

the First-tier Tribunal, in any other case;”.

1Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council (Listed Tribunals) Order 2007

In article 2 of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council (Listed Tribunals) Order 2007f1 (list of tribunals) omit the entry relating to the Charity Tribunal.

Schedule 3Repeals and revocations

Column 1

Act or instrument repealed or revoked

Column 2

Reference

Column 3

Extent of repeal or revocation
Charities Act 20062006 c.50Section 8(2), Schedule 3 and paragraph 208 of Schedule 8
Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 20072007 c.15Paragraph 23 of Schedule 10
Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (Addition of Qualifying Judicial Offices) Order 2007S.I. 2007/675Article 2
Charity Tribunal Rules 2008S.I. 2008/221The whole of the Rules

1Transitional and saving provisions

Any proceedings before the Charity Tribunal which are pending immediately before 1st September 2009 shall continue on and after 1st September 2009 as proceedings before the First-tier Tribunal.

2Transitional and saving provisions

(1)

The following sub-paragraphs apply where proceedings are continued in the First-tier Tribunal by virtue of paragraph 1.

(2)

Where a hearing began before 1st September 2009 but was not completed by that date, the First-tier Tribunal must be comprised for the continuation of that hearing of the person or persons who began it.

(3)

The First-tier Tribunal may give any direction to ensure that proceedings are dealt with fairly and, in particular, may—

(a)

apply any provision in procedural rules which applied to the proceedings before 1st September 2009; or

(b)

disapply provisions of Tribunal Procedure Rules.

(4)

In sub-paragraph (3) “procedural rules” means provision (whether called rules or not) regulating practice or procedure before a tribunal.

(5)

Any direction or order given or made in proceedings which is in force immediately before 1st September 2009 remains in force on and after that date as if it were a direction or order of the First-tier Tribunal.

(6)

A time period which has started to run before 1st September 2009 and which has not expired shall continue to apply.

(7)

An order for costs may only be made if, and to the extent that, an order could have been made before 1st September 2009.

3Transitional and saving provisions

Where an appeal lies to a court from any decision made by the Charity Tribunal before 1st September 2009, that right of appeal has not been exercised, and the time to exercise that right of appeal has not expired prior to 1st September 2009, section 11 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007f1 (right to appeal to Upper Tribunal) shall apply as if the decision were a decision made on or after 1st September 2009 by the First-tier Tribunal, and any reference to the Charity Tribunal in an enactment relating to such an appeal, express or otherwise, is to be taken as a reference to the First-tier Tribunal.

4Transitional and saving provisions

Any case to be remitted by a court on or after 1st September 2009 and which, if it had been remitted before 1st September 2009, would have been remitted to the Charity Tribunal, shall be remitted to the First-tier Tribunal.

5Transitional and saving provisions

Staff appointed to the Charity Tribunal before 1st September 2009 are to be treated on and after that date, for the purpose of any enactment, as if they had been appointed by the Lord Chancellor under section 40(1) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (tribunal staff and services).

6Transitional and saving provisions

A decision made by the Charity Tribunal before 1st September 2009 is to be treated as a decision of the First-tier Tribunal on or after 1st September 2009.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is made under the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (“the 2007 Act”). Part 1 of the 2007 Act creates a new two tier tribunal structure; the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal (“the new tribunals”) are established under section 3 of the 2007 Act. Order making powers are provided under Part 1 of the 2007 Act to enable the functions of existing tribunals to be transferred into the new structure. This Order transfers the functions of the Charity Tribunal to the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal, with the question as to which one of them is to exercise the function in a particular case being determined by, or under, Tribunal Procedure Rules.

Transfer of functions of tribunals

Article 2 transfers the functions of the Charity Tribunal to the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal and abolishes the Charity Tribunal.

Transfer of members of tribunals

Article 3 provides for members of the Charity Tribunal to hold the offices of deputy judge of the Upper Tribunal, transferred-in judge of the First-tier Tribunal, or transferred-in other member of the First-tier Tribunal.

Consequential provisions

Article 4(1) to (3) brings Schedules 1 to 3 into effect. Schedule 1 contains consequential amendments to primary legislation, Schedule 2 contains a consequential amendment to secondary legislation and Schedule 3 contains consequential repeals and revocations of legislation. These amendments, repeals and revocations are made in consequence of the transfer of the functions of the Charity Tribunal to the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal.

Transitional and saving provisions

Article 4(4) brings Schedule 4 into effect. Schedule 4 makes transitional and saving provisions for the treatment of cases which would previously have been dealt with by the Charity Tribunal, following the coming into force of this Order.

The Schedule provides for proceedings which have been started in the Charity Tribunal to be transferred to the First-tier Tribunal; new proceedings will be started in the First-tier Tribunal or the Upper Tribunal as determined under Tribunal Procedure Rules. In transferred cases the following provisions apply:

  • a hearing which has already been commenced but not completed will need to be completed in the First-tier Tribunal but comprised of the same members;

  • directions and orders made prior to this Order coming into force will continue in force as if they were directions or orders of the First-tier Tribunal;

  • the First-tier Tribunal will be able to disapply amendments to the rules or apply the Charity Tribunal Rules 2008 as they applied to the Charity Tribunal, to ensure that proceedings are dealt with fairly;

  • time limits which begin to run before this Order comes into force continue to apply after the Order comes into force; and

  • the First-tier Tribunal will only be able to make a costs order if and to the extent that the Charity Tribunal could have made such an order.

Appeals against the decisions of the Charity Tribunal, if the appeal right has not been exercised before this Order comes into force and the time for doing so has not expired, are to be treated as appeals against the decisions of the First-tier Tribunal.

A Regulatory Impact Assessment was prepared for the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007. This can be found at:

http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/tribunalscourtsandenforcementact.htm