- Latest available (Revised)
- Point in Time (01/04/2015)
- Original (As enacted)
Point in time view as at 01/04/2015.
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014, Section 72.
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.
(1)Tribunal Rules may make provision about hearings in a case before the Scottish Tribunals.
(2)Rules making provision as described in subsection (1) may (in particular)—
(a)provide for certain matters to be dealt with—
(i)without a hearing,
(ii)at a private hearing,
(iii)at a public hearing,
(b)require notice to be given of a hearing (and for the timing of such notice),
(c)specify persons who may—
(i)appear on behalf of a party in a case,
(ii)attend a hearing in order to provide support to a party or witness in a case,
(d)specify circumstances in which particular persons may appear or be represented at a hearing,
(e)specify circumstances in which a hearing may go ahead—
(i)at the request of a party in a case despite no notice of it having been given to another party in the case,
(ii)in the absence of a particular member chosen to exercise the function of deciding any matter in a case,
(f)enable two or more sets of proceedings to be taken concurrently at a hearing in certain circumstances,
(g)allow for an adjournment of a hearing for the purpose of giving the parties in a case an opportunity to use a process of negotiation, mediation, arbitration or adjudication for resolving a dispute to which the case relates,
(h)allow for the imposition of reporting restrictions for particular reasons arising in a case.
Commencement Information
I1S. 72 in force at 1.4.2015 by S.S.I. 2015/116, art. 2
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Point in Time: This becomes available after navigating to view revised legislation as it stood at a certain point in time via Advanced Features > Show Timeline of Changes or via a point in time advanced search.
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Text created by the Scottish Government to explain what the Act sets out to achieve and to make the Act accessible to readers who are not legally qualified. Explanatory Notes were introduced in 1999 and accompany all Acts of the Scottish Parliament except those which result from Budget Bills.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including: