Rules & Legislation
First-tier and Upper Tribunals
In advance of the commencement of the new First-tier and Upper Tribunals, a number of Statutory Instruments (SIs) were laid in Parliament on 15 October (see list below). Full SIs are available at the Office of Public Sector Information website.
- The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Commencement No 6 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008 SI 2696/2008
- The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2008 SI 2683/2008
- The First–tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) Order 2008 SI 2684/2008
- The Appeals (Excluded Decisions) Order 2008 SI 2707/2008
- The Qualifications for Appointment of Members to the First–tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal Order 2008 SI 2692/2008
- The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Transitional Judicial Pensions Provisions) Regulations 2008 SI 2697/2008
- The Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008 SI 2698/2008
- The Tribunal Procedure (First–tier Tribunal) (Health, Education and Social Care Chambers) Rules 2008 SI 2699/2008
- The Tribunal Procedure (First–tier Tribunal) (Social Entitlement Chamber) Rules 2008 SI 2685/2008
- The Tribunal Procedure (First–tier Tribunal) (War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Chamber) Rules 2008 SI 2686/2008
Procedure Rules for the Social Entitlement Chamber, Health, Education and Social Care Chamber, War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Chamber in the First–tier Tribunal, and Administrative Appeals Chamber of the Upper Tribunal are available at the Tribunal Procedure Committee page.
Draft Statutory Instruments
Parliament approved the following SIs on 23 October 2008. Draft versions are available at the Office of Public Sector Information website and final versions will shortly be posted on that site.
- The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008
- The First–tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Composition of Tribunal) Order 2008
- The Appeals from the Upper Tribunal to the Court of Appeal Order 2008
All of these SIs, the new Tribunals, and Chambers, came into effect on 3 November 2008.
Other rules
- Adjudicator to HM Lands Registry
- Asylum & Immigration
- Asylum Support
- Care Standards
- Charity
- Consumer Credit
- Criminal Injuries Compensation
- Employment
- Employment Appeal
- Estate Agents
- Finance & Tax
- Gambling
- Gender Recognition
- General Commissioners of Income Tax
- Immigration Services
- Information
- Lands
- Mental Health Review
- Proscribed Organisations
- Social Security and Child Support
- Special Educational Needs & Disability
- Special Immigration
- Transport
- War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation
