The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2013

Rent Act 1977

33.  In Schedule 10(1) (rent assessment committees)—

(a) for paragraphs 1 and 2 substitute—

“1.   The Welsh Ministers shall draw up and from time to time revise a panel of persons to act as chairmen and other members of rent assessment committees in Wales.

2.   The panel shall consist of a number of persons appointed by the Lord Chancellor and a number of persons appointed by the Welsh Ministers.”;

(b) in paragraph 2A, for “any panel” substitute “the panel”;

(c) in paragraph 3, for “Secretary of State” substitute “Welsh Ministers”;

(d) in paragraph 4—

(i) for “to act for an area” substitute “in Wales”, and

(ii) omit “formed for that area”;

(e) in paragraph 5, for “paragraphs 6” substitute “paragraphs 5A, 6”;

(f) after paragraph 5 insert—

“5A.   A member of the First-tier Tribunal may, at the request of the president or vice-president of the panel and with the approval of the Senior President of Tribunals, act as a member of a rent assessment committee in Wales.”;

(g) in paragraph 7—

(i) for “of panels” substitute “of the panel”;

(ii) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Welsh Ministers”;

(h) in paragraph 7A—

(i) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Welsh Ministers”;

(ii) for “a panel” substitute “the panel”;

(i) in paragraph 8, for “Secretary of State” in both places, substitute “Welsh Ministers”;

(j) in paragraph 9—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “panels” substitute “the panel”

(ii) for sub-paragraph (c) substitute “such other expenses of the panel as the Welsh Ministers may determine”.

(1)

Schedule 10 has been amended. The relevant amendments are those made by paragraph 56 of Schedule 25 to the Housing Act 1980 (c. 51), paragraph 56 of Schedule 6 to the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (c. 8) and sections 222 and 227 of and paragraph 22 of Schedule 18 to the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52).