Regulation 6 Jurisdiction
Regulation 35 (council tax appeals: jurisdiction)f1 is amended by–
the substitution, in paragraph (2) for the words, “subject to paragraph (3)”, of the words “subject to paragraphs (2A) and (3)”; and
the insertion, after paragraph (2), of the following–
“(2A)Where it appears to the president of a tribunal which, but for this paragraph, would deal with an appeal, that by reason of a conflict of interests, or the appearance of such a conflict, it would be inappropriate for an appeal to be dealt with by that tribunal, the Secretary of State shall, on being so notified by the president, appoint another tribunal to deal with that appeal.”.
Regulation 17 (jurisdiction: exception) of the Council Tax (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) Regulations 1993f2 shall be amended by the insertion after paragraph (1) of the following–
“(1A)Where it appears to the president of the relevant valuation tribunal that by reason of a conflict of interests, or the appearance of such a conflict, it would be inappropriate for an appeal to be dealt with by that tribunal, the Secretary of State shall, on being so notified by the president, appoint another tribunal to deal with that appeal.”.
Regulation 32 (jurisdiction: exceptional cases) of the Non-Domestic Rating (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) Regulations 1993f3 is amended by the insertion after paragraph (1) of the following–
“(1A)Where it appears to the president of the relevant valuation tribunal that by reason of a conflict of interests, or the appearance of such a conflict, it would be inappropriate for an appeal to be dealt with by that tribunal, the Secretary of State shall, on being so notified by the president, appoint another tribunal to deal with that appeal.”.