The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2008

Housing and Council Tax Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2001

162.—(1) Regulation 20 (making of appeals and applications) is amended as follows.

(2) For the heading substitute “Notice of Appeal”.

(3) For paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1) A notice of appeal made in accordance with Tribunal Procedure Rules must be made on a form approved by the relevant authority, or in such other format as the relevant authority may accept, and sent or delivered to the relevant authority.”.

(4) For paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2) Except where paragraph (3) applies, where a form does not contain the information required under Tribunal Procedure Rules the form may be returned by the relevant authority to the sender for completion in accordance with the Tribunal Procedure Rules.”.

(5) In paragraph (3)—

(a) omit “or application”; and

(b) for “paragraph (1)” substitute “Tribunal Procedure Rules”.

(6) In paragraph (4)—

(a) for “an appeal or application” substitute “a notice of appeal”;

(b) after “the appeal” omit “or application”; and

(c) for “paragraph (1)” substitute “Tribunal Procedure Rules”.

(7) In paragraph (5) omit “or application”.

(8) In paragraph (7)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a) for “a legally qualified panel member” substitute “the First-tier Tribunal”; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (b)—

(i) for “panel member” substitute “First-tier Tribunal”; and

(ii) for the words “paragraph (1)” to the end, substitute “Tribunal Procedure Rules.”.

(9) In paragraph (8) for “legally qualified panel member who” substitute “First-tier Tribunal which”.

(10) In paragraph (9)—

(a) for “the appeal” substitute “the notice of appeal”; and

(b) for “clerk to an appeal tribunal or to a legally qualified panel member” substitute “First-tier Tribunal”.