SCHEDULE 2Consequential provisions – secondary legislation

PART 2Provisions consequential upon transfer of functions from agricultural land tribunals for areas in England

The Agricultural Land Tribunals (Rules) Order 2007

62.  In the Schedule (Agricultural Land Tribunals Rules)—

(a)in the heading to the Schedule, for “Tribunals” substitute “Tribunal”;

(b)in rule 1 (interpretation)—

(i)in the definition of “the official expert”—

(aa)in both places, omit “the Secretary of State or”;

(bb)omit “, as the case may be,”;

(ii)in the definition of “the Tribunal”, omit from “for the area” to the end;

(c)in rule 21(2) (hearings to be in public), for “Chairman of any Agricultural Land Tribunal” substitute “deputy chairman of the Agricultural Land Tribunal”;

(d)in rule 26(5) (inspection of land or premises by official expert), omit “the Secretary of State or”;

(e)omit rule 37 (reference to the High Court on a question of law);

(f)in rule 38 (modification of Tribunal’s decision following High Court proceedings)—

(i)in paragraph (1) for “High Court” substitute “Upper Tribunal”;

(ii)in paragraph (4) for “reference of any question to the High Court under section 6 of the 1954 Act or on the decision on such a reference” substitute “notification of an appeal to the Upper Tribunal under section 6 of the 1954 Act or the decision upon such an appeal”.

(g)in rule 45(1) (applications under the Land Drainage Act 1991) omit “the Secretary of State or” and “, as the case may be,”.