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Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971

1971 CHAPTER 62

An Act to consolidate the Tribunals and Inquiries Acts 1958 and 1966 as amended.

[27th July 1971]

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act extended by Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37), s. 44(4)

C2Act applied (S.) with modifications by Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52, SIF 23:2), ss. 11(1)(b), 46(5), 47(7), Sch. 7 para. 7(1), Sch. 9 para. 13

C4Act extended with modifications by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 4, Sch. 1 para. 6(1)(b)(3) (the extension being in force as regards specified areas by virtue of S.I. 1988/140, 1989/1065, 1089, 1979, 2114, 1990/652, 1183 and being otherwise prospective)

C9Act applied with modifications (E.W.) (prosp. in part) by Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8, SIF 123:1), ss. 10, 16(3), 24, 28(1)(2)

C11Act applied with modifications (E.W.) (prosp.) by Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 (c. 10, SIF 123:1), ss. 21, 41(3), Sch. para. 7(1)

The Council on Tribunals and its functionsU.K.

1 Council on Tribunals.U.K.

(1)There shall continue to be a council entitled the Council on Tribunals (being the council constituted by the M1Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1958)—

(a)to keep under review the constitution and working of the tribunals specified in Schedule 1 to this Act (being the tribunals constituted under or for the purposes of the statutory provisions specified in that Schedule) and, from time to time, to report on their constitution and working;

(b)to consider and report on such particular matters as may be referred to the Council under this Act with respect to tribunals other than the ordinary courts of law, whether or not specified in Schedule 1 to this Act, or any such tribunal;

(c)to consider and report on such matters as may be referred as aforesaid, or as the Council may determine to be of special importance, with respect to administrative procedures involving, or which may involve, the holding by or on behalf of a Minister of a statutory inquiry, or any such procedure.

(2)Nothing in this section shall authorise or require the Council to deal with any matter with respect to which the Parliament of Northern Ireland has power to make laws.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C13S. 1(1)(c) extended by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 4, Sch. 1 para. 9(7) (the extension being in force as regards specified areas by virtue of S.I. 1988/140, 1989/1065, 1089, 1979, 2114, 1990/652, 1183 and being otherwise prospective)

C16Reference to matters with respect to which the Parliament of Northern Ireland has power to make laws to be construed as a reference to matters with respect to which that Parliament would have had power to make laws if the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36) had not been passed: ibid., s. 40(2)

Marginal Citations

2 Composition of the Council and the Scottish Committee.U.K.

(1)Subject to subsection (3) of this section the Council on Tribunals (in this Act referred to as “the Council”) shall consist of not more than fifteen nor less than ten members appointed by the Lord Chancellor and [F1the Lord Advocate] and one of the members shall be so appointed to be chairman of the Council.

(2)There shall be a Scottish Committee of the Council (in this Act referred to as “the Scottish Committee”) which, subject to subsection (3) of this section, shall consist of—

(a)either two or three members of the Council designated by [F1the Lord Advocate]; and

(b)either three or four persons, not being members of the Council, appointed by [F1the Lord Advocate];

and [F1the Lord Advocate] shall appoint one of the members of the Scottish Committee (being a member of the Council) to be chairman of the Scottish Committee.

(3)In addition to the persons appointed or designated as aforesaid, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration shall, by virtue of his office, be a member of the Council and of the Scottish Committee.

(4)In appointing members of the Council regard shall be had to the need for representation of the interests of persons in Wales.

Textual Amendments

F1Words substituted by S.I. 1972/2002, art. 3(3)(c)

3 Tenure of office, remuneration and expenses.U.K.

(1)Persons appointed under section 2 of this Act shall hold and vacate office under the terms of the instruments under which they are appointed, but may resign office by notice in writing to the Minister or Ministers by whom they were appointed; and any such person who ceases to hold office shall be eligible for re-appointment.

(2)There shall be paid to the chairman of the Council and the chairman of the Scottish Committee such salaries, and to the other members of the Council and of the Scottish Committee such fees (if any) as may be determined by the Treasury.

(3)The salaries and fees payable under subsection (2) of this section, together with such expenses of the Council and of the Scottish Committee (including subsistence allowances for and travelling expenses of their members) as may be approved by the Treasury shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament.

4 Reports of, and references to, Council and Scottish Committee.U.K.

(1)Subject to the provisions of this section, any report by, or reference to, the Council shall be made to, or as the case may be by, the Lord Chancellor and [F2the Lord Advocate].

(2)A reference to the Council of a matter relating only to England and Wales may be made by the Lord Chancellor and a reference to the Council of a matter relating only to Scotland may be made by [F2the Lord Advocate]; and the report of the Council on a reference so made shall be made to the Minister making the reference.

(3)The Council shall not make a report on any such tribunal as is specified in Part II of Schedule 1 to this Act, or on any matter referred to the Council by [F2the Lord Advocate], until the Council have referred the matter of the report for consideration, and report to the Council, by the Scottish Committee and have considered the report of that Committee.

(4)Where, without any reference having been made to them, the Council report on any such matter as is mentioned in section 1(1)(c) of this Act, then—

(a)if the matter relates only to England and Wales, subsection (2) of this section shall apply as if the matter had been referred to the Council by the Lord Chancellor;

(b)if the matter relates only to Scotland, subsections (2) and (3) of this section shall apply as if the matter had been referred to them by [F2the Lord Advocate].

(5)The Scottish Committee may of its own motion make a report to the Council with respect to the constitution or working of any such tribunal as is specified in Part II of Schedule 1 to this Act or with respect to any matter falling within section 1(1)(c) of this Act and relating only to Scotland.

(6)If the Council, in reporting on any matter which they have referred to the Scottish Committee or on which that Committee has reported to the Council of its own motion, do not adopt the report of that Committee without modification, or if the Council do not make a report on matters on which the Scottish Committee has reported to the Council of its own motion, the Scottish Committee may submit its report to [F2the Lord Advocate].

(7)The Council shall make an annual report to the Lord Chancellor and [F2the Lord Advocate] on their proceedings and those of the Scottish Committee, and the Lord Chancellor and [F2the Lord Advocate] shall lay the annual report before Parliament with such comments (if any) as they think fit.

Textual Amendments

F2Words substituted by S.I. 1972/2002, art. 3(3)(c)

5 Recommendations of Council as to appointment of members of tribunals. U.K.

(1)Without prejudice to the generality of section 1(1)(a) of this Act, the Council may make to the appropriate Minister general recommendations as to the making of appointments to membership of any such tribunals as are specified in Schedule 1 to this Act or of panels constituted for the purposes of any such tribunals; and (without prejudice, however, to any statutory provisions having effect with respect to such appointments) the appropriate Minister shall have regard to recommendations under this section.

(2)In this section “the appropriate Minister” means, in relation to appointments of any description, the Minister, making the appointments or, if they are not made by a Minister, the Minister in charge of the government department concerned with the tribunals in question.

(3)The following provisions shall have effect as respects any such tribunal as is specified in Part II of Schedule 1 to this Act—

(a)the Council shall not make any such recommendations as aforesaid until they have referred the matter of the recommendations for consideration, and report to the Council, by the Scottish Committee and have considered the report of that Committee;

(b)without prejudice to the generality of section 4(5) of this Act, the Scottish Committee may of its own motion propose any such general recommendations as aforesaid as expedient to be made by the Council to the appropriate Minister;

(c)if the Council, in making recommendations under this section on any matter which they have referred to the Scottish Committee or on which that Committee has made proposals, do not adopt the report or proposals of that Committee without modification, or if the Council do not make recommendations on matters on which the Scottish Committee has made proposals to the Council, the Scottish Committee may submit its report or proposals to [F3the Lord Advocate].

Textual Amendments

F3Words substituted by S.I. 1972/2002, art. 3(3)(c)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

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Textual Amendments

Composition and procedure of tribunals and inquiriesU.K.

7 Chairmen etc. of certain tribunals: provisions as to appointment. U.K.

(1)The chairman, or any person appointed to act as chairman, of any of the tribunals to which this subsection applies shall (without prejudice to any statutory provisions as to qualifications) be selected by the appropriate authority from a panel of persons appointed by the Lord Chancellor.

(2)Members of panels constituted under this section shall hold and vacate office under the terms of the instruments under which they are appointed but may resign office by notice in writing to the Lord Chancellor; and any such member who ceases to hold office shall be eligible for re-appointment.

(3)Subsection (1) of this section applies to any such tribunal as is specified in paragraph . . . F5, 19(a), (b) or (e), [F6 20 or 28(a)][F6. . . F7][F8[F930A(a) or (c)]][F8or 30A(a) or (c)] of Schedule 1 to this Act, [F10but, in relation to any such tribunal as is specified in paragraph 28(a) of that Schedule, this section shall have effect subject to paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 10 to the M2Rent Act 1968.]

(4)The person or persons constituting any such tribunal as is specified in paragraph 16 of Schedule 1 to this Act shall be appointed by the Lord Chancellor, and where such a tribunal consists of more than one person the Lord Chancellor shall designate which of them is to be the chairman.

(5)In this section “the appropriate authority” means the Minister who apart from this Act would be empowered to appoint or select the chairman, person to act as chairman, members or member of the tribunal in question.

(6)A panel may be constituted under this section for the purposes either of a single tribunal or of two or more tribunals, whether or not of the same description.

(7)The following provisions shall have effect for the application of this section to Scotland—

(a)in relation to any of the tribunals referred to in the foregoing provisions of this section which sits in Scotland, this section shall have effect with the substitution for any reference to the Lord Chancellor of a reference to the Lord President of the Court of Session;

(b)subsection (1) of this section shall apply, with the substitution aforesaid, to any such tribunal as is specified in paragraph 45(a) of Schedule 1 to this Act.

(8)In relation to any of the tribunals referred to in the foregoing provisions of this section which sits in Northern Ireland, this section shall have effect with the substitution for any reference to the Lord Chancellor of a reference to the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.

Textual Amendments

F6Words "28(a) or 30B" substituted (E.W.S) for words "20" or 28(a)" by Supplementary Benefits Act 1976 (c. 71), Sch. 7 para. 22(a)

F7Words "28(a)" repealed (E.W.S.) by Housing Act 1980 (c. 51, SIF 61), s. 152, Sch. 26

F8Words “or 30A(a) or (c)” substituted (E.W.S.) for words “30A(a) or (c) or 30B” by Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41, SIF 113:3), s. 29, Sch. 9 Pt. I para. 10

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C19S. 7 applied by S.I. 1979/659, art. 3

Marginal Citations

8 Concurrence required for removal of members of certain tribunals. U.K.

(1)Subject to subsection (2) of this section, no power of a Minister other than the Lord Chancellor to terminate a persons’s membership of any such tribunal as is specified in Schedule 1 to this Act, or of a panel constituted for the purposes of any such tribunal, shall be exercisable except with the consent of—

(a)the Lord Chancellor, the Lord President of the Court of Session and the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, if the tribunal sits in all parts of the United Kingdom;

(b)the Lord Chancellor and the Lord President of the Court of Session, if the tribunal sits in all parts of Great Britain;

(c)the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, if the tribunal sits both in England and Wales and in Northern Ireland;

(d)the Lord Chancellor, if the tribunal does not sit outside England and Wales;

(e)the Lord President of the Court of Session, if the tribunal sits only in Scotland;

(f)the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, if the tribunal sits only in Northern Ireland.

(2)This section does not apply to any such tribunal as is specified in paragraph [F112A][F125A][F13, 5B,][F146A][F156B][F167A][F1710A]17(a), 22, [F1823(e)], 25(a), 29(b), 30, 35 [F1937A] or 41(a) of Schedule 1 to this Act.

(3)For the purposes of this section in its application to any such tribunal as is specified in paragraph 8(a) of Schedule 1 to this Act, an adjudicator who has sat only in England or Wales or who has sat only in Scotland or who has sat only in Northern Ireland shall be deemed to constitute a tribunal which does not sit outside England and Wales or which sits only in Scotland or which sits only in Northern Ireland, as the case may be.

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10 Procedural rules for tribunals. U.K.

(1)No power of a Minister, the Lord President of the Court of Session [F21the Commissioners of Inland Revenue or the Commissioners of Customs and Excise] to make, approve, confirm or concur in procedural rules for any such tribunal as is specified in Schedule 1 to this Act shall be exercisable except after consultation with the Council.

(2)The Council, in the exercise of their functions under this section as respects any such tribunal as is specified in Part II of Schedule 1 to this Act, shall consult with the Scottish Committee.

(3)In this section “procedural rules” includes any statutory provision relating to the procedure of the tribunal in question.

Textual Amendments

F21Words substituted by S.I. 1972/1210, art. 4

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C22By S.I. 1984/1247, art. 3 it is provided that s. 10 shall have effect as if for the words “the Commissioners of Inland Revenue or the Commissioners of Customs and Excise” there were substituted the words “the Commissioners of Inland Revenue, the Commissioners of Customs and Excise or the Foreign Compensation Commission”

11 Procedure in connection with statutory inquiries.U.K.

(1)The Lord Chancellor, after consultation with the Council, may make rules regulating the procedure to be followed in connection with statutory inquiries held by or on behalf of Ministers; and different provision may be made by any such rules in relation to different classes of such inquiries.

(2)Any rules made by the Lord Chancellor under this section shall have effect, in relation to any statutory inquiry, subject to the provisions of the enactment under which the inquiry is held, and of any rules or regulations made under that enactment.

(3)Subject to subsection (2) of this section, rules made under this section may regulate procedure in connection with matters preparatory to such statutory inquiries as are mentioned in subsection (1) of this section, and in connection with matters subsequent to such inquiries, as well as in connection with the conduct of proceedings at such inquiries.

(4)In the application of this section to inquiries held in Scotland, for any reference to the Lord Chancellor there shall be substituted a reference to [F22the Lord Advocate]; and the Council, in exercising their functions under this section in relation to rules to be made by [F22the Lord Advocate], shall consult with the Scottish Committee.

Textual Amendments

F22Words substituted by S.I. 1972/2002, art. 3(3)(c)

12 Reasons to be given for decisions of tribunals and Ministers. U.K.

(1)Subject to the provisions of this section, where—

(a)any such tribunal as is specified in Schedule 1 to this Act gives any decision; or

(b)any Minister notifies any decision taken by him after the holding by him or on his behalf of a statutory inquiry, or taken by him in a case in which a person concerned could (whether by objecting or otherwise) have required the holding as aforesaid of a statutory inquiry,

it shall be the duty of the tribunal or Minister to furnish a statement, either written or oral, of the reasons for the decision if requested, on or before the giving or notification of the decision, to state the reasons.

(2)The said statement may be refused, or the specification of the reasons restricted, on grounds of national security, and the tribunal or Minister may refuse to furnish the statement to a person not primarily concerned with the decision if of opinion that to furnish it would be contrary to the interests of any person primarily concerned.

(3)Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to any decision taken by a Minister after the holding by him or on his behalf of any inquiry or hearing which is a statutory inquiry by virtue only of an order made under section 19(2) of this Act unless the order contains a direction that this section is to apply in relation to any inquiry or hearing to which the order applies.

(4)Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to decisions in respect of which any statutory provision has effect, apart from this section, as to the giving of reasons, or to decisions of a Minister in connection with the preparation, making approval, confirmation, or concurrence in regulations, rules, or byelaws, or orders or schemes of a legislative and not executive character.

(5)Any statement of the reasons for such a decision as is mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1) of this section, whether given in pursuance of that subsection or of any other statutory provision, shall be taken to form part of the decision and accordingly to be incorporated in the record.

(6)If, after consultation with the Council, it appears to the Lord Chancellor and [F23the Lord Advocate] that it is expedient that decisions of any particular tribunal or any description of such decisions, or any description of decisions of a Minister, should be excluded from the operation of subsection (1) of this section on the ground that the subject-matter of such decisions, or the circumstances in which they are made, make the giving of reasons unnecessary or impracticable, the Lord Chancellor and [F23the Lord Advocate] may by order direct that subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to such decisions.

Textual Amendments

F23Words substituted by S.I. 1972/2002, art. 3(3)(c)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Judicial control of tribunals etc.U.K.

13 Appeals from certain tribunals. U.K.

(1)If any party to proceedings before any such tribunal as is specified in paragraph 2(b), [F244], [F256][F256(a)][F266B], 10 [F2710A], 16, 17(b), [F2818(a)], 21, 26, 28 [F29(a) or](b) or 32 of Schedule 1 to this Act [F30or to proceedings before a Registered Homes Tribunal]is dissatisfied in point of law with a decision of the tribunal he may, according as rules of court may provide, either appeal therefrom to the High Court or require the tribunal to state and sign a case for the opinion of the High Court.

[F31(1A)Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply in relation to proceedings before industrial tribunals which arise under or by virtue of any of the enactments mentioned in section 136(1) of the M3Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978.]

(2)Rules of court made with respect to all or any of the said tribunals may provide for authorising or requiring a tribunal, in the course of proceedings before it, to state, in the form of a special case for the decision of the High Court, any question of law arising in the proceedings; and a decision of the High Court on a case stated by virtue of this subsection shall be deemed to be a judgment of the Court within the meaning of section [F3216 of M4 the Supreme Court Act 1981] (jurisdiction of Court of Appeal to hear and determine appeals from judgments of the High Court).

(3)In relation to proceedings in the High Court or the Court of Appeal brought by virtue of this section the power to make rules of court shall include power to make rules prescribing the powers of the High Court or the Court of Appeal with respect to—

(a)the giving of any decision which might have been given by the tribunal;

(b)the remitting of the matter with the opinion or direction of the court for re-hearing and determination by the tribunal;

(c)the giving of directions to the tribunal;

and different provisions may be made for different tribunals.

(4) . . . F33 no appeal to the Court of Appeal shall be brought by virtue of this section except with the leave of the High Court or the Court of Appeal.

(5)[F34Subsection (1) of this section shall apply to a decision of the Secretary of State on an appeal from the traffic commissioners for any area or the traffic commissioner for the metropolitan traffic area as it applies to a decision of any of the tribunals mentioned in that subsection, but with the substitution for the reference to a party to proceedings of a reference to any person who had, or if aggrieved would have had, a right to appeal to the Secretary of State (whether or not he has exercised that right); and accordingly references in subsections (1) and (3) of this section to a tribunal shall be construed, in relation to such an appeal, as references to the Secretary of State.]

[F35(5A)Subsection (1) of this section shall apply to a decision of the Secretary of State on an appeal under section 41 of the M5Consumer Credit Act 1974 from a determination of the Director General of Fair Trading as it applies to a decision of any of the tribunals mentioned in that subsection, but with the substitution for the reference to a party to proceedings of a reference to any person who had a right to appeal to the Secretary of State (whether or not he has exercised that right); and accordingly references in subsections (1) and (3) of this section to a tribunal shall be construed, in relation to such an appeal, as references to the Secretary of State.]

(6)The following provisions shall have effect for the application of this section to Scotland—

(a)in relation to any proceedings in Scotland of any of the tribunals referred to in the foregoing provisions of this section, . . . F36, [F37or on an appeal under section 41 of the M6Consumer Credit Act 1974 by a company registered in Scotland or by any other person whose principal or prospective principal place of business in the United Kingdom is in Scotland] this section shall have effect with the following modifications, that is to say—

(i)for references to the High Court or the Court of Appeal there shall be substituted references to the Court of Session;

(ii)in subsection (2) for the words “in the form of a special case for the decision of the High Court” there shall be substituted the words “a case for the opinion of the Court of Session on” and the words from “and a decision” to the end of the subsection shall be omitted;

(iii)subsection (4) shall be omitted;

(b)this section shall apply, subject to the modifications specified in the foregoing paragraph, to proceedings before any such tribunal as is specified in paragraphs 38, 39, 41(b), 42 or 45(a) or (b) of Schedule 1 to this Act as it applies to proceedings before the tribunals referred to in subsection (1) of this section;

[F38(bb)subsection (1) of this section shall not apply in relation to proceedings before the Lands Tribunal for Scotland which arise under section 1(3A) of the Lands Tribunal Act M71949 (jurisdiction of the Tribunal in valuation matters).]

(c)an appeal shall lie, with the leave of the Court of Session or the House of Lords, from any decision of the Court of Session under this section, and such leave may be given on such terms as to costs or otherwise as the Court of Session or the House of Lords may determine.

(7)In relation to any proceedings in Northern Ireland of any of the tribunals referred to in subsection (1) of this section, [F39and in relation to a decision of the Secretary of State on an appeal under section 41 of the M8Consumer Credit Act 1974 by a company registered in Northern Ireland or by any other person whose principal or prospective principal place of business in the United Kingdom is in Northern Ireland] this section shall have effect with the following modifications, that is to say—

(a)in subsection (2), for the words from the beginning to “provide” there shall be substituted the words “Rules may be made under [F40section 55 of the M9Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978] providing”, and for the words “section 27 of the M10Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925” there shall be substituted the words [F40“section 35 of the M11Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978”];

(b)in subsection (3), for the words “the power to make rules of court shall include power to make rules” there shall be substituted the words “rules may be made under [F40section 55 of the M12Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978]”;

(c)in subsection (4), for the words from the beginning to “Divisional Court” there shall be substituted the words “Rules made under [F40section 55 of the M13Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978], relating to such proceedings as aforesaid, shall provide that the appeal shall be heard, or as the case may be, the decision of the High Court shall be given by, a single judge”.

(8)Her Majesty may by Order in Council direct that all or any of the provisions of this section, so far as it relates to proceedings in the Isle of Man or any of the Channel Islands of the tribunal specified in paragraph 32 of Schedule 1 to this Act, shall extend to the Isle of Man or to any of the Channel Islands subject to such modifications as may be specified in the Order.

(9)In this section “decision” includes any direction or order, and references to the giving of a decision shall be construed accordingly.

(10)In relation to any such tribunals as are specified in paragraph 10 or 38 of Schedule 1 to this Act this section shall have effect subject to any enactment passed in the same Session as this Act with respect to appeals from such tribunals.

Textual Amendments

F25 “6(a” substituted (E.W.) for “6” by Education Act 1980 (c. 20, SIF 41:1), s. 7(6) (subject to transitional savings in S.I. 1980/959, art. 4, Sch. 3 para. 1)

F27Words inserted (E.W.S.) by Insolvency Act 1985 (c. 65, SIF 66), s. 8, Sch. 1 para. 5(3) (but s. 8 of the 1985 Act is repealed by Insolvency Act 1986 (c.45, SIF 66), s. 438, Sch. 12)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C25S. 13 extended by S.I. 1972/1210, art. 3 and 1974/1478, art. 3

C26Power to modify conferred (E.W.N.I.) by Finance Act 1985 (c. 54, SIF 40:2), s. 26(2)(a)

C29S. 13(1) excluded (E.W.S.) by S.I. 1981/1794, reg. 11(10)

C30S. 13(1) applied (E.W.S.) by S.I. 1978/1535, art. 11, Sch. para. 18(2), 1979/119, art. 11, Sch. para. 18(2) and 1986/225, art. 11, Sch. para. 18(2)

C31S. 13(3) modified (E.W.S.) by S.I. 1978/1535, art. 11, Sch. para. 18(2), 1979/119, art. 11, Sch. para. 18(2) and 1986/225, art. 11, Sch. para. 18(2)

Marginal Citations

M71949 c.42 (127).

14 Extension of supervisory powers of superior courts.U.K.

(1)[F41As respects England and Wales . . . F42, any provision in an Act passed before 1st August 1958 that any order or determination shall not be called into question in any court, or any provision in such an Act which by similar words excludes any of the powers of the High Court, shall not have effect so as to prevent the removal of the proceedings into the High Court by order of certiorari or to prejudice the powers of the High Court to make orders of mandamus:]

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(2)As respects Scotland, any provision in an Act passed before 1st August 1958 that any order or determination shall not be called into question in any court, or any provision in such an Act which by similar words excludes any jurisidiction which the Court of Session would otherwise have to entertain an application for reduction or suspension of any order or determination, or otherwise to consider the validity of any order or determination, shall not have effect so as to prevent the exercise of any such jurisdiction.

(3)[F41Nothing in this section shall . . . F43apply to any order or determination of a court of law or where an Act makes special provision for application to the High Court or the Court of Session within a time limited by the Act.]

Textual Amendments

F42Words and s. 14(1) proviso repealed by virtue of S.I. 1975/816, Sch. 2

Supplementary provisionsU.K.

15 Power to apply Act to additional tribunals and to repeal or amend certain provisions. U.K.

(1)The Lord Chancellor and [F44the Lord Advocate] may by order direct that Part I or Part II of Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect as if there were specified therein any such tribunals, other than any of the ordinary courts of law, as may be provided by the order.

(2)The Lord Chancellor and [F44the Lord Advocate] may by order make provision, as respects any such tribunal as is for the time being specified in Schedule 1 to this Act, not being a tribunal mentioned in section 7 of this Act, for applying any of the provisions of that section to the tribunal or for providing for the appointment by the Lord Chancellor, the Lord President of the Court of Session or the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland of the chairman of the tribunal and of any person to be appointed to act as chairman.

(3)The Lord Chancellor and [F44the Lord Advocate] may by order apply section 13 of this Act to any such tribunal as is for the time being specified in Schedule 1 to this Act.

(4)Any order under the foregoing provisions of this section may make any such adaptations of the provisions of this Act as may be necessary or expedient in consequence of the order.

(5)The Lord Chancellor and [F44the Lord Advocate] may by order—

(a)repeal or amend section 8(3) of this Act or any of paragraphs 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 18(a), 23(a) and (d), 27, 28(b), 29(d), 34, 38, 39, 43(a), 44 and 45(b) of Schedule 1 to this Act;

(b)repeal the references in section 13 of this Act to any of paragraphs 2(b), 10, 18(a), 28(b), 38 and 45(b) of Schedule 1 to this Act.

(6)Nothing in this section shall authorise the making of an order with respect to a tribunal having jurisdiction only over matters with respect to which the Parliament of Northern Ireland has power to make laws.

Textual Amendments

F44Words substituted by S.I. 1972/2002, art. 3(3)(c)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C33Reference to matters with respect to which the Parliament of Northern Ireland has power to make laws to be construed as a reference to matters with respect to which that Parliament would have had power to make laws if the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36) had not been passed ibid., s. 40(2)

16 Rules and orders.U.K.

(1)Any power of the Lord Chancellor and [F45the Lord Advocate] or either of them to make rules or orders under this Act shall be exercisable by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(2)Any power of those Ministers to make orders under any section of this Act includes power to vary or revoke any order under that section by a subsequent order but any such subsequent order under section 12(6) of this Act shall be made only after consultation with the Council.

Textual Amendments

F45Words substituted by S.I. 1972/2002, art. 3(3)(c)

17 Transitory provisions.U.K.

Schedule 2 to this Act shall have effect with respect to the matters there dealt with, being matters connected with the coming into force of the M14Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1958 and the M15Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1966.

Marginal Citations

18 Consequential amendments, repeals and savings.U.K.

(1)The enactments specified in Schedule 3 to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments there specified, being amendments consequential on this Act.

(2)The enactments specified in Part I of Schedule 4 to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Part ; and the orders specified in Part II of that Schedule are hereby revoked.

(3)Any appointment, designation, determination, rule or order made, any approval or consent given and any other thing done under or for the purposes of any provision repealed or revoked by this Act shall, if in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, have effect as if made, given or done under or for the purposes of the corresponding enactment in this Act; and any proceedings or other thing begun under or by virtue of any provision so repealed or revoked may be continued under this Act as if begun thereunder.

(4)So much of any document as refers expressly or by implication to any provision repealed or revoked by this Act shall, if and so far as the nature of the subject-matter of the document permits, be construed as referring to this Act or the corresponding enactment therein as the case may require.

(5)Nothing in this section shall be taken to prejudice the general application of [F46sections 16(1) and 17(2)(a) of the M16Interpretation Act 1978] with regard to the effect of repeals.

Textual Amendments

F46Words substituted by virtue of Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30), s. 25(2)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C34The text of s. 18(1) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

C35The text of s. 18(2) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

Marginal Citations

19 Interpretation.U.K.

(1)In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires—

  • the Council” means the Council on Tribunals;

  • Minister” includes any Board presided over by a Minister;

  • the Scottish Committee” means the Scottish Committee of the Council on Tribunals;

  • statutory inquiry” means—

    (a)

    an inquiry or hearing held or to be held in pursuance of a duty imposed by any statutory provision; or

    (b)

    an inquiry or hearing, or an inquiry or hearing of a class, designated for the purposes of this section by an order under subsection (2) of this section;

  • statutory provision” means a provision contained in, or having effect under, any enactment.

(2)The Lord Chancellor and [F47the Lord Advocate] may by order designate for the purposes of this section any inquiry or hearing held or to be held in pursuance of a power conferred by any statutory provision specified or described in the order, or any class of such inquiries or hearings.

(3)References in this Act to members of tribunals include references to the person constituting a tribunal consisting of one person.

(4)References in this Act to the working or a decision of, or procedural rules for, any such tribunals as are specified in paragraph 17, 22, 29(a), (b) or (c), 30, 35, 41 or 46 [F48or the Data Protection Registrar referred to in paragraph 5A], [F49or the Director General of Fair Trading referred to in paragraph [F506A]] or the Controller of Plant Variety Rights referred to in paragraph 25(a), of Schedule 1 to this Act do not include references to their working, decisions or procedure in the exercise of executive functions.

Textual Amendments

F47Words substituted by S.I. 1972/2002, art. 3(3)(c)

F50Words substituted by Estate Agents Act 1979 (c. 38), ss. 24(1)(a), 36(2)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C36By S.I. 1984/1247, art. 4 it is provided that s. 19(4) shall have effect as if for the words “References in this Act to the working or a decision of, or procedural rules for,” there were substituted the words “References in this Act to the working or a decision of, or procedural rules for, the Foreign Compensation Commission or”

20 Short title, commencement and extent.U.K.

(1)This Act may be cited as the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971.

(2)This Act shall come into force at the expiration of the period of one month beginning with the day on which it is passed.

(3)It is hereby declared that this Act extends to Northern Ireland.

SCHEDULES

Sections 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15 and 19.

SCHEDULE 1U.K. Tribunals under General Supervision of Council

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C37By S.I. 1984/1094, art. 2 it is provided that Sch. 1 to this Act shall have effect as if there were specified in Pt. II thereof the Dairy Produce Quota Tribunal for Scotland which is constituted under Regulation 6(1)(b) of the Dairy Produce Quotas Regulations 1984

Part IU.K. Tribunals under Direct Supervision of Council

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C38Pt. I amended by S.I. 1972/1210, art. 2 which provides that Sch. 1 to this Act shall have effect as if there were specified therein in Pt. I, value added tax tribunals for England and Wales and for Northern Ireland

C39Pt. I amended by S.I. 1974/1478, art. 2 which provides that Pt. I of Sch. 1 to this Act shall have effect as if there were specified therein the referees established by the Industrial Training (Levy Exemption References) Regulations 1974

C40Pt. I amended by S.I. 1975/1937, art. 2 which provides that Pt. I of Sch. 1 to this Act shall have effect as if there were specified therein the tribunals constituted by the Child Interim Benefit (Determination of Questions) Regulations 1975 and any person appointed under section 16(7)(b) of the Child Benefit Act 1975 to hear appeals from such tribunals (referred to in the said Regulations as “the Referee”)

C41Pt. I amended by S.I. 1979/659, art. 2 which provides that Pt. I of Sch. 1 to this Act shall have effect as if there were specified therein the tribunals constituted under section 4 of the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979

C42By S.I. 1974/1964, art. 3 it is provided that Pt. I of Sch. 1 to this Act shall have effect as if there were specified therein the Tribunal in England and Wales constituted under Part I of Sch. 3 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

C43By Civil Aviation Act 1982 (c. 16, SIF 9), s. 7(3)(a) it is provided that the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971 shall have effect as if the CAA were a tribunal specified in Part I of Schedule 1 to that Act

C44By S.I. 1984/1094, art. 2 it is provided that Sch. 1 to this Act shall have effect as if there were specified in Pt. I thereof the Dairy Produce Quota Tribunal for England and Wales which is constituted under Regulation 6(1)(a) of the Dairy Produce Quotas Regulations 1984

C45By S.I. 1984/1247, art. 2 it is provided that Pt. I of Sch. 1 to this Act shall have effect as if there were specified therein the Commission (called the Foreign Compensation Commission) which was constituted under section 1 of the Foreign Compensation Act 1950

Matters with which tribunal concernedTribunal and statutory authority
Agriculture1.(a) The Agricultural Land Tribunals established under section 73 of the Agriculture Act 1947 (c. 48);
(b) arbitrators appointed (otherwise than by agreement) under [F51Schedule 11 to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986].
[F52Aircraft and shipbuilding industries][F521A.][F52The Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Arbitration Tribunal established under section 42 of the M17Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act 1977.]
. . . F532. . . . F53
[F54Banking][F542A.][F54An appeal tribunal constituted under section 28 of the Banking Act 1987 (c. 22).]
Betting levy3.An appeal tribunal for England and Wales established under section 29 of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 (c. 2).
[F55Children’s voluntary homes][F554.][F55Appeal tribunals constituted in accordance with section 30 of, and Part I of Schedule 1 to, the Children Act 1948 (c. 43).]
[F56X1Registration of Voluntary Homes under Child Care Act M181980 and Children’s Homes under Children’s Homes Act M191982.][F564.][F56Registered Homes Tribunals constituted under Part III of the Registered Homes Act 1984.]
[F57Registration of voluntary homes and children’s homes under the Children Act 1989.][F574.][F57Registered Homes Tribunals constituted under Part III of the Registered Homes Act 1984.]
[F58X1Registration of voluntary homes under Child Care Act 1980 and children’s homes under Children’s Homes Act 1982.][F584.][F58Registered Homes Tribunals constituted under Schedule 4 to the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983.]
Commons5.The Commons Commissioners and assessors appointed under section 17(2) and (3) of the Commons Registration Act 1965 (c. 64).
[F59Conveyancing][F595AA.][F59A Conveyancing Appeals Tribunal constituted under section 41 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990.]
[F60Criminal injuries compensation.][F605B.][F60The Criminal Injuries Compensation Board constituted under Part VII of the Criminal Justice Act 1988.]
. . . F615A . . . F61
[F62Copyright.][F625A.][F62The Copyright Tribunal.]
[F63Data protection.] [F63[F645B].][F63(a) The Data Protection Registrar;]
[F63(b) The Data Protection Tribunal.]
Education6 [F65(a)]Independent Schools Tribunals constituted under section 72 of, and Schedule 6 to, the Education Act 1944 (c. 31).
[F66(b appeal committees constituted in accordance with Part I of Schedule 2 to the Education Act 1980 (c. 20).]
[F67(c) appeal committees constituted for the purposes of section 58(5)(d) of the Education Reform Act 1988.]
[F68Fair Trading][F686A.][F68The Director General of Fair Trading in respect of his functions under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (c. 39) and the Estate Agents Act 1979 (c. 38), and any member of the Director’s staff authorised to exercise those functions under paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the Fair Trading Act 1973 (c. 41).]
[F69Financial services.][F696B.][F69The Financial Services Tribunal established by section 96 of the Financial Services Act 1986.]
[F70Food.][F706C.][F70Tribunals constituted in accordance with regulations under Part II of the Food Safety Act 1990.]
Forestry7.Committees appointed for the purposes of section 20 or 21 of the Forestry Act 1967 (c. 10), being committees the members of which are appointed by the Minister having functions under those sections as respects England or Wales.
[F71Hospital building][F717A.][F71The Health Services Board and its Welsh Committee, in respect of their functions under Part III of the M20Health Services Act 1976.]
Immigration appeals8.(a) The adjudicators established by section 1 of the Immigration Appeals Act 1969 (c. 21);
(b) the Immigration Appeal Tribunal established by section 1 of the Immigration Appeals Act 1969 (c. 21).
Indemnification of justices and clerks.9.Any person appointed under section 27(3) of the Administration of Justice Act 1964 (c. 42).
[F72Industry][F729A.][F72An arbitration tribunal established under Schedule 3 to the M21Industry Act 1975.]
Industry and employment10.The industrial tribunals for England and Wales established under [F73section 12 of the Industrial Training Act 1964 (c. 16)][F73section 128 of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 (c. 44)].
[F7410A.][F74The Insolvency Practitioners Tribunal referred to in section 396 of the Insolvency Act 1986]
. . . F7511 . . . F75
Land12.The Lands Tribunal constituted under section 1(1)(b) of the Lands Tribunal Act 1949 (c. 42).
[F76Local Taxation.][F7612A.][F76Valuation and community charge tribunals established by regulations under Schedule 11 to the Local Government Finance Act 1988.]
London Building Acts13.The tribunal of appeal constituted in accordance with section 109 of the London Building Acts (Amendment) Act 1939 (c. xcvii).
Mental Health14.The Mental Health Review Tribunals [F77constituted under section 3 of the Mental Health Act 1959 (c. 72)][F77constituted or having effect as if constituted under section 65 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20)].
[F78Milk and Dairies][F7815.][F78Tribunals constituted under regulations made under, or having effect as if made under, Part II of the [F79Food Act 1984].]
Mines and Quarries16.Tribunals for the purposes of section 150 of the Mines and Quarries Act 1954 (c. 70).
National Health Service17.[F80(a) Family Practitioner Committees established in pursuance of [F81section 10 of the M22National Health Service Act 1977] . . . F82];
(b) the tribunal constituted under [F81section 46 of the M23National Health Service Act 1977];
(c) service committees of [F83a Family Practitioner Committee], being committees constituted in accordance with regulations made under the [F81M24National Health Service Act 1977].
. . . F8418. . . . F84
National Service19.(a) The Military Service (Hardship) Committees constituted under Schedule 3 to the National Service Act 1948 (c. 64);
b) the local tribunals constituted under Schedule 4 to the National Service Act 1948 (c. 64);
(c) the appellate tribunal constituted under Schedule 4 to the National Service Act 1948 (c. 64);
(d) the referees selected under the proviso to section 23(3) of the National Service Act 1948 (c. 64);
(e) the Reinstatement Committees appointed under [F85paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Reserve Forces (Safeguard of Employment) Act 1985];
(f) the umpire and any deputy umpire appointed under [F86paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to the Reserve Forces (Safeguard of Employment) Act 1985].
. . . F8720. . . . F87
Nurses’ training institutions21.Persons nominated under section 21(2) of the Nurses Act 1957 (c. 15).
[F88Nursing Homes and Mental Nursing Homes Registration.][F8821A][F88Registered Homes Tribunals constituted under Schedule 4 to the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983.]
[F89X2Nursing Homes and Mental Nursing Homes Registration.][F8921A.][F89Registered Homes Tribunals constituted under Part III of the Registered Homes Act 1984.]
Patents, designs and trade marks.22.The comptroller-general of patents, designs, and trade marks, and any officer authorised to exercise the functions of the comptroller under section 62(3) of the Patents and Designs Act 1907 (c. 29).
Pensions23.(a) Pensions Appeal Tribunals for England and Wales established under section 8 of the War Pensions (Administrative Provisions) Act 1919 (c. 53);
(b) Pensions Appeal Tribunals constituted under the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943 (c. 39), being tribunals appointed for England and Wales;
(c) tribunals appointed under regulations under section 1 of the [F90M25Police Pensions Act 1976] to hear [F91such appeals as by virtue of the regulations lie to tribunals so appointed];
(d) appeal tribunals constituted in accordance with a scheme in force under section 26 of the Fire Services Act 1947 (c. 41).
[F92(e) the Pensions Ombudsman established under Part IVA of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 (c. 60) in respect of his functions under or by virtue of section 59C(2) of that Act.]
. . . F9324. . . . F93
Plant varieties25.(a) The Controller of Plant Variety Rights and any officer authorised to exercise the functions of the Controller under section 11(5) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 (c. 14);
(b) the [F94Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal] established by section 10 of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 (c. 14).
. . . F9526. . . . F95
Rates27.Local valuation courts constituted in accordance with section 88 of the General Rate Act 1967 (c. 9).
Rents28.[F96(a) Rent Tribunals constituted in accordance with [F97section 76 of the Rent Act 1977 (c. 42)]];
(b) Rent assessment committees constituted in accordance with [F97Schedule 10 to the Rent Act 1977 (c. 42)].
[F98X3Residential Care Homes Registration.][F9828A.][F98Registered Homes Tribunals constituted under Schedule 4 to the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983.]
[F99Residential Care Homes Registration.][F9928A.][F99Registered Homes Tribunals constituted under Part III of the Registered Homes Act 1984.]
Revenue29.(a) The Commissioners for the general purposes of the income tax acting under section 2 of the Taxes Management Act 1970 (c. 9) for any division in England and Wales;
(b) the Commissioners for the special purposes of the Income Tax Acts appointed under section 4 of the Taxes Management Act 1970 (c. 9);
(c) . . . F100
(d)the tribunal constituted for the purposes of Chapter I of Part XVII of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970 (c.10).
[F101Road Traffic][F10130.][F101(a) The traffic commissioners for any area appointed under Part III of the Road Traffic Act 1960 (c. 16) and the traffic commissioner for the metropolitan traffic area;]
[F101(b) the licensing authority for the purposes of Part V of the Transport Act 1968 (c. 73).]
[F101Road Traffic.][F10130.][F101The traffic commissioner for any area constituted for the purposes of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act M261981 (c. 14).]
[F102Social Security][F10230A][F102(a) [F103Local][F103Social security appeal]tribunals constituted under section 97 of the M27Social Security Act 1975 or constituted under regulations made under section 114 of that Act; (b) a Com missioner appointed under section 97 of that Act and any tribunal presided over by a Commissioner so appointed; (c) medical appeal tribunals constituted for the purposes of Part III of that Act.]
[F104[F105Supplementary benefits &c.]] [F104[F10530B.]] [F104[F105The appeal tribunals constituted in accordance with Schedule 4 to the M28Supplementary Benefits Act 1976.]]
[F106Transport charges and licences.][F10631.][F106The Transport Tribunal constituted as provided in Schedule 10 to the Transport Act 1962 (c. 46).]
[F106Transport.][F10631.][F106The Transport Tribunal constituted as provided in Schedule 4 to the Transport Act 1985.]
Wireless telegraphy32.The tribunal established under section 9 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 (c. 54).

Editorial Information

X1Para. 4 concerning Children's voluntary homes is as originally enacted; para. 4 which refers to Child Care Act 1980 and Children's Homes Act 1982 and Pt. III of the Registered Homes Act 1984 was substituted (E.W.) by Registered Homes Act 1984 (c. 23, SIF 113:3), s. 57, Sch. 1 para. 5(a); para. 4 which refers to the Children Act 1989 was substituted (E.W.)(prosp.) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108(2)(5), Sch. 13 para. 30, Sch. 14 para. 1(1) and para. 4 which refers to Child Care Act 1980 and Children's Homes Act 1982 and Schedule 4 to the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 was substituted (S.) by virtue of Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41, SIF 113:3), s. 29, Sch. 9 Pt. I para. 12 and Registered Homes Act 1984 (c. 23, SIF 113:3), s. 57, Sch. 3

X2Para. 21A referring to the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 was inserted (S.) by virtue of Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41, SIF 113:3), s. 29, Sch. 9 Pt. I para. 13 and Registered Homes Act 1984 (c. 23, SIF 113:3), s. 57, Sch. 3 and para. 21A referring to the Registered Homes Act 1984 was inserted and substituted (E.W.) by virtue of Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41, SIF 113:3), s. 29, Sch. 9 Pt. I para. 13 and Registered Homes Act 1984 (c. 23, SIF 113:3), s. 57, Sch. 1 para. 5(b), Sch. 3

X3Para. 28A referring to the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 was inserted (S.) by virtue of Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41, SIF 113:3), s. 29, Sch. 9 Pt. I para. 14 and Registered Homes Act 1984 (c. 23, SIF 113:3), s. 57, Sch. 3 and para. 28A referring to the Registered Homes Act 1984 was inserted and substituted (E.W.) by virtue of Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41, SIF 113:3), s. 29, Sch. 9 Pt. I para. 14 and Registered Homes Act 1984 (c. 23, SIF 113:3), s. 57, Sch. 1 para. 5(c), Sch. 3

Textual Amendments

F55Para. 4 as originally enacted

F59Pt. I para. 5AA: the entry referring to “Conveyancing” inserted (prosp.) by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 37), ss. 124(3), 125(3), Sch. 18 para. 2 which provides that the entry shall be inserted after the entry relating to commons

F60Pt. I para. 5B: the entry referring to “Criminal injuries compensation” inserted (prosp.) after the entry the first column of which reads “Commons” by Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33, SIF 39:1), ss. 123(6), 170(1), 171(1), Sch. 8 para. 16, Sch. 15 para. 37(2)

F61Pt. I para. 5A: the entry referring to Consumer Credit which was inserted by Consumer Credit Act 1974 (c. 39, SIF 60), s. 3(c) was repealed by Estate Agents Act 1979 (c. 38, SIF 124:4), ss. 24(1)(b), 36(2)

F63Pt. I para. 5B: the entry referring to “Data protection” inserted by Data Protection Act 1984 (c. 35, SIF 106), s. 3(6), Sch. 2 para. 13(c)

F64Pt. I para. 5B: the entry referring to “Data protection” renumbered as “5B” by Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48, SIF 67A), s. 303, Sch. 7 para. 14

F69Pt. I para. 6B: the entry referring to “Financial services” inserted by Financial Services Act 1986 (c. 60, SIF 69), s. 96(6), Sch. 6 para. 6(c)

F70Pt. I para. 6C: the entry referring to “Food” inserted (E.W.S.) by Food Safety Act 1990 (c. 16, SIF 53:1, 2), s. 59(1), Sch. 3 para. 14(1)

F74Para. 10A inserted (E.W.S.) by Insolvency Act 1985 (c. 65, SIF 66), s. 8, Sch. 1 para. 5(4) and substituted by Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45, SIF 66), s. 439(2), Sch. 14 (the said s. 8 and para. 5(4) being repealed by s. 438 and Sch. 12 of the 1986 Act)

F75Entry relating to Iron and Steel repealed by British Steel Act 1988 (c. 35, SIF 70), s. 16(3), Sch. 2 Pt. I

F77Words commencing “constituted or having” substituted (E.W.) for the words commencing “constituted under section 3” by Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20, SIF 85), s. 148, Sch. 4 para. 29

F82At the end of para. 17(a) certain words were added by Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53, SIF 113:2), ss. 1, 2, Sch. 1 para. 87 and by Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48, SIF 113:1), s. 24, Sch. 8 Pt. I these words were repealed

F92Para. 23: sub-para. (e) added at the end of second column in para. 23 of Sch. 1 by Social Security Act 1990 (c. 27, SIF 113:1), s. 12(2)(a)

F95Para. 26: Entry relating to the tribunal constituted under section 6 of the Prevention of Fraud (Investments) Act 1958 repealed by Financial Services Act 1986 (c. 60, SIF 69), s. 212(3), Sch. 17 Pt. I

F97Words substituted by virtue of Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30), s. 17(2)(a)

F101Para. 30 referring to the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 substituted (E.W.S.) for para. 30 referring to Road Traffic Act 1960 and Transport Act 1968 by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 3, Sch. 2 Pt. II para. 2(2)

F103Words “Social security appeal” substituted (E.W.S.) for “Local” by Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41, SIF 113:3), s. 29, Sch. 9 Pt. I para. 15

F106Para. 31 referring to the Transport Act 1985 substituted (E.W.S.) for para. 31 referring to the Transport Act 1962 by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 139(2), Sch. 7 para. 15

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Marginal Citations

M261981 c. 14 (107:1).

Part IIU.K. Tribunals under supervision of Scottish Committee

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C47Pt. II amended by S.I.1972/1210, art. 2 which provides that Sch. 1 to this Act shall have effect as if there were specified therein in Pt. II, value added tax tribunals for Scotland

C48Pt. II amended by S.I. 1975/1404, art. 3 which provides that Pt. II of Sch. 1 to this Act shall have effect as if there were specified therein valuation appeal committees, constituted in accordance with section 4 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975

C49By S.I. 1974/1964, art. 3 it is provided that Pt. II of Sch. 1 to this Act shall have effect as if there were specified therein the Tribunal in Scotland constituted under Part I of Sch. 3 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

C50By S.I. 1984/1094, art. 2 it is provided that Sch. 1 to this Act shall have effect as if there were specified in Pt. II thereof the Dairy Produce Quota Tribunal for Scotland which is constituted under Regulation 6(1)(b) of the Dairy Produce Quotas Regulations 1984

C51Sch. 1, Pt II: By S.I. 1991/2699, art.3 it is provided that Pt. II of Sch. 1 to the Act shall have effect (1.1.1992) as if there were specified therein-

(a) the committees appointed for the purposes of ss. 16, 17B and 25 of the Forestry Act 1967 (c. 10), being committees the members of which are appointed by the Minister having functions under those section as respects Scotland; and

(b) the National Appeal Panel convened in accordance with Part IV of Schedule 3A to the National Health Service (General Medical and Pharmaceutical Services (Scotland) Regulations 1974 (S.I. 1974/506, amended by S.I. 1987/385).

Matters with which tribunal concernedTribunal and statutory authority
Agriculture33.Arbiters appointed (otherwise than by agreement) under section 77 of, or Schedule 6 to, the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949 (c. 75)
Betting levy34.An appeal tribunal for Scotland established under section 29 of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 (c. 2).
Crofters35.The Crofters Commission constituted under section 1 of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1955 (c. 21)
Education36.[F107(a)]Independent Schools Tribunals constituted under section 113 of, and Schedule 7 to, the Education (Scotland) Act 1962 (c. 47).
[F108(b) appeal committees set up under section 28D of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44).]
[F109(c) appeal committees constituted by virtue of section 7 of, and paragraph 2(b) of Part II of Schedule 1 to, the Self-Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 1989.]
[F110Food][F11036A.][F110Tribunals constituted in accordance with regulations under Part II of the Food Safety Act 1990 being tribunals appointed for Scotland.]
Forestry37.Committees appointed for the purposes of section 20 or 21 of the Forestry Act 1967 (c. 10), being committees the members of which are appointed by the Minister having functions under those sections as respects Scotland.
. . . F11137A. . . . F111
Industry and employment38.The industrial tribunals for Scotland established under [F112section 12 of the Industrial Training Act 1964 (c. 16)][F112section 128 of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 (c. 44)].
Land39.The Lands Tribunal for Scotland constituted under section 1(1)(a) of the Lands Tribunal Act 1949 (c. 42).
[F113Milk and dairies][F11340.][F113Tribunals constituted under orders made under, or having effect as if made under, section 11 of the Milk (Special Designations) Act 1949 (c. 34).]
National Health Service41.[F114(a) Health Boards and joint committees of those Boards constituted under section [F1152 of the M29National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978]];
(b) the tribunal constituted under [F116section 29 of the M30National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978];
(c) service committees of [F117a Health Board or a joint committee of Health Boards], being committees constituted in accordance with regulations made under the National Health Service (Scotland) [F118M31Act 1978].
Nurses’ training institutions42.Persons nominated under section 24(2) of the Nurses (Scotland) Act 1951 (c. 55).
Pensions43.(a) Pensions Appeal Tribunals for Scotland established under section 8 of the War Pensions (Administrative Provisions) Act 1919 (c. 53);
(b) Pensions Appeal Tribunals constituted under the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943 (c. 39), being tribunals appointed for Scotland.
[F119(c) Tribunals appointed under regulations under section 1 of the [F120M32Police Pensions Act 1976] to hear appeals relating to constables of a police force within the meaning of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (c. 77) and to the categories of officer mentioned in regulation 74(10) of the Police Pensions Regulations 1971, or in the corresponding regulation of any regulations amending or having effect in place of those regulations.]
. . . F12144. . . . F121
Rents45.(a) Rent tribunals constituted in accordance with section 84 of the Rent (Scotland) Act 1971 (c. 28);
(b) Rent assessment committees constituted in accordance with Schedule 5 to the Rent (Scotland) Act 1971 (c. 28).
Revenue46.The Commissioners for the general purposes of the income tax acting under section 2 of the Taxes Management Act 1970 (c. 9) for any division in Scotland.
Social work47.(a) Any children’s hearing constituted and arranged in pursuance of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 49);
(b) any appeal tribunal established under Schedule 5 to the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 49).
[F122Taxi fares—][F12248.][F122The traffic [F123commissioner]for the Scottish Traffic Area as constituted for the purpose of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 in respect of [F123his]functions under section 18 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982.]

Textual Amendments

F112Words commencing “section 128” substituted (E.W.S.) for words commencing “section 12” by Industrial Training Act 1982 (c. 10, SIF 43:1), s. 20, Sch. 3 para. 2

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C52The reference to rent tribunals is to have effect (S.) as mentioned in Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 58, SIF 75:4), s. 115(2)

Marginal Citations

Section 17.

SCHEDULE 2U.K. Transitory Provisions

Application of section 7 of this Act in relation to persons appointed before 1st January 1959U.K.

1(1)Any person appointed by the appropriate authority before 1st January 1959 to be chairman of any tribunal to which section 7(1) of this Act applies shall from that day and during the continuance of his appointment be deemed to be, and to have been, a member of a panel constituted by the Lord Chancellor for the purposes of that tribunal and to have been selected by the appropriate authority to be chairman of the tribunal.

(2)Any person appointed by the appropriate authority before 1st January 1959 to be a member of a panel from which apart from this Act the chairman of the tribunal would fall to be selected shall from that day and during the continuance of his appointment be deemed to be, and to have been, a member of a panel constituted by the Lord Chancellor for the purposes of that tribunal.

(3)Any power to terminate any such appointment as is mentioned in the foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall be exercisable by, and only by, the Lord Chancellor.

(4)Subsections (5), (7) and (8) of section 7 of this Act shall have effect in relation to this paragraph as they have effect in relation to that section.

Rules made under section 7A of Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1958 before 13th December 1966U.K.

2Any rules in force in Scotland by virtue of section 7A of the M33Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1958 immediately before 13th December 1966 shall, if in force at the commencement of this Act, continue in force as if made under section 11 of this Act.

Marginal Citations

Section 18(1).

SCHEDULE 3U.K. Consequential Amendments

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C53The text of Sch. 3 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and except as specified does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

The Lands Tribunal Act 1949 (12 7 13 Geo. 6. c. 42)U.K.

For section 3(12)(a) of the Lands Tribunal Act 1949 (substituted by section 50 of the Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970) there shall be substituted—

(a)Subsection (4) of this section shall not apply;.

. . . F124U.K.

Textual Amendments

F124Sch. 3: entries relating to the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1959 and the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1969 repealed by Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52), s. 277(2), Sch. 23

The Land Compensation Act 1961 (9 & 10 Eliz. 2. c. 33)U.K.

In section 21(1) of the Land Compensation Act 1961 for the words “the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1958” there shall be substituted the words “the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971 (or any enactment replaced thereby)”.

. . . F125U.K.

Textual Amendments

F125Sch. 3: entries relating to the Town and Country Planning Act 1962 and the Town and Country Planning Act 1968 repealed by Town and Country Planning Act 1971 (c. 78), s. 292(2), Sch. 25

The Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 (1964 c. 14)U.K.

In section 10(2) of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 for the words “section 9 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1958” there shall be substituted the words “section 13 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971”.

. . . F126U.K.

Textual Amendments

F126Sch. 3: entry relating to the National Insurance Act 1965 repealed by Social Security Act 1973 (c. 38), s. 100(2)(b), Sch. 28 Pt. I

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C54Sch. 3: entry relating to the National Insurance Act 1965: power to continue conferred on the Secretary of State (1.7.1992) by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6), ss. 5, 7(2), Sch. 3 para. 15.

The National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1965 (1965 c. 52)U.K.

In section 55 of the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1965 for the words “the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1958” there shall be substituted the words “the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971”

. . . F127U.K.

Textual Amendments

F127Sch. 3: entry relating to the Rent Act 1968 repealed by Rent Act 1977 (c. 42), s. 155(5), Sch. 25

. . . F128U.K.

Textual Amendments

F128Sch. 3: entries relating to the Town and Country Planning Act 1962 and the Town and Country Planning Act 1968 repealed by Town and Country Planning Act 1971 (c. 78), s. 292(2), Sch. 25

. . . F129U.K.

Textual Amendments

F129Sch. 3: entries relating to the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1959 and the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1969 repealed by Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52), s. 277(2), Sch. 23

[F130The Transport (London) Act 1969]U.K.

Textual Amendments

F130Sch. 3: the entry relating to the Transport (London) Act 1969 repealed (E.W.S.) by Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27, SIF 107:1), ss. 143, 146, Sch. 14

[F130In paragraph 18(2) of Schedule 5 to the Transport (London) Act 1969 for the words “Subsection (1) of section 9 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1958” there shall be substituted the words “Subsection (1) of the section 13 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971”.]

The Roads (Scotland) Act 1970 (c.20)U.K.

In section 43 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1970 for the words “the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1958” there shall be substituted the words “the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971”.

SCHEDULE 4U.K. Repeals and Revocations

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C55The text of Sch. 4 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

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