Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014 Explanatory Notes

1. Introduction

2. The Act

3. Overview of the Act

4. Commentary on Sections

   1. Part 1 – The Scottish Tribunals

      1. Establishment and Leadership

         1. Section 1 – Establishment of the Tribunals

         2. Section 2 – Head of the Tribunals

         3. Section 3 – Upholding independence

         4. Sections 4 and 5 – President of the Tribunals

      2. Overarching Responsibilities

         1. Section 6 – Representation of interests

         2. Section 7 – Business arrangements

         3. Section 8 – Delegation of functions

         4. Section 9 – Directions on functions

         5. Section 10 – Authority under regulations

         6. Section 11 – Consultation on regulations

         7. Section 12 – Principle to be observed

   2. Part 2 – Organisational Arrangements

      1. Membership types

         1. Section 13 – Overview of membership

         2. Section 14 – Capacity of members

         3. Section 15 – First-tier members

         4. Section 16 – Upper members

      2. Judiciary eligible to sit

         1. Section 17 – Sheriffs and judges

         2. Section 18 – Authorisation of others

         3. Section 19– Judicial membership

      3. Structure of the First-tier Tribunal

         1. Section 20 – Chambers in the Tribunal

         2. Section 21 – Chamber Presidents

         3. Section 22 – Appointment to post

      4. Structure of the Upper Tribunal

         1. Section 23 – Divisions of the Tribunal

         2. Section 24 – Vice-Presidents

         3. Section 25 – Assignment to post

         4. Section 26 – Appointment to post

   3. Part 3 – Transfer-In From Listed Tribunals

      1. Section 27 and schedule 1 – Listed tribunals

      2. Section 28 – Transfer-in of functions

      3. Section 29 and schedule 2 – Transfer-in of members

      4. Conferral of functions by another Act

         1. Section 30 - Accommodation of functions

         2. Section 31 – Redistribution of functions

   4. Part 4 – More About Membership Etc.

      1. Appointment and assignment

         1. Section 32 – Scheduled provisions

         2. Schedule 3 – Appointment to First-tier Tribunal

            1. Schedule Part 1 – Ordinary members

            2. Schedule Part 2 – Legal members

         3. Schedule 4 – Positions in the First-tier Tribunal

            1. Schedule Part 1 – Deputy or Temporary President

               1. Deputy President

               2. Temporary President

            2. Schedule Part 2 – Assignment internally

         4. Schedule 5 – Appointment to Upper Tribunal

            1. Schedule Part 1 – Ordinary members

            2. Schedule Part 2 – Legal members

         5. Schedule 6 – Positions in Upper Tribunal

            1. Schedule Part 1 – Temporary Vice-President

            2. Schedule Part 2 – Assignment internally

         6. Section 33 – Assignment Policy

      2. Training conditions and conduct

         1. Section 34 – Training and review

         2. Section 35 and schedule 7 – Conditions of membership etc.

      3. Initial period of office

      4. Reappointment

      5. Termination of appointment

      6. Oaths

      7. Pensions etc.

      8. Other conditions

         1. Section 36 and schedule 8 – Conduct and fitness etc.

      9. Conduct and discipline

      10. Fitness and removal

   5. Part 5 – Decision-Making and Composition

      Decisions in First-tier Tribunal

      1. Section 37 – Decisions in the Tribunal

      2. Section 38 – Composition of the Tribunal

      3. Decisions in Upper Tribunal

         1. Section 39– Decisions in the Tribunal

         2. Section 40 – Composition of the Tribunal

      4. Voting where two or more members

         1. Section 41 – Voting for Decisions

         2. Section 42 – Chairing Members

   6. Part 6 – Review or Appeal of Decisions

      1. Internal review

         1. Section 43 – Review of decisions

         2. Section 44 – Actions on review

         3. Section 45 – Review only once

      2. Appeal from First-tier Tribunal

         1. Section 46 – Appeal from the Tribunal

         2. Section 47 – Disposal of an appeal

      3. Appeal from Upper Tribunal

         1. Section 48 – Appeal from the Tribunal

         2. Section 49 – Disposal of an appeal

         3. Section 50 – Procedure on second appeal

      4. Excluded decisions

         1. Section 51  – Excluded decisions

         2. Section 52 – Decisions on review

         3. Section 53 – Other appeal rights

         4. Section 54 – Position on transfer-in

      5. Miscellaneous procedure

         1. Section 55 – Process for permission

         2. Section 56 – Participation of non-parties

      6. Special jurisdiction

         1. Section 57 – Judicial review cases

         2. Section 58 – Decision on remittal

         3. Section 59 – Additional matters

         4. Section 60 – Meaning of judicial review

   7. Part 7 – Powers, Procedure and Administration

      1. Cases and proceedings

         1. Section 61 – Venue for hearings

         2. Section 62 – Conduct of cases

         3. Section 63 – Enforcement of decisions

         4. Section 64 – Award of expenses

      2. Supplementary provisions

         1. Section 65 – Additional powers

         2. Section 66 – Application of enactments

         3. Section 67 – Offences in relation to proceedings

      3. Practice and procedure

         1. Tribunal Rules

            1. Section 68 – Tribunal rules

            2. Section 69 – Exercise of functions

            3. Section 70 – Extent of rule-making

         2. Particular matters

            1. Section 71 – Proceedings and steps

            2. Section 72 – Hearings in cases

            3. Section 73 – Evidence and decisions

         3. Issue and directions

            1. Section 74 – Practice directions

            2. Section 75 – Publication and effect

      4. Fees and administration

         1. Section 76 – Tribunal fees

         2. Section 77 – Administrative support

         3. Section 78 – Annual reporting

   8. Part 8 – Final Provisions

      1. General and ancillary

         1. Section 79– Regulation-making

         2. Section 80 – Ancillary regulations

         3. Section 81 and schedule 9 – Transitional and consequential

      2. Transitional and other matters

      3. Consequential modifications

      4. Interpretation, commencement and short title

         1. Section 82 and schedule 10 – Interpretation

         2. Section 83 – Commencement

5. Parliamentary History