The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008

Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943

12.—(1) Section 6 (constitution, jurisdiction and procedure of Pensions Appeal Tribunals) is amended as follows.

(2) In the heading, at the end insert “for Scotland and Northern Ireland etc”.

(3) In subsection (1), at the end insert “for Scotland and Northern Ireland”.

(4) In subsection (2C)—

(a) in paragraph (a) for “Tribunal, or” substitute “Pensions Appeal Tribunal for Scotland or Northern Ireland,”;

(b) after paragraph (b) insert—

“(c) the First-tier Tribunal reviews a decision made by it under this Act which it sets aside under section 9(4)(c) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, or

(d) a case involving a decision made by the First-tier Tribunal under this Act is remitted to it by the Upper Tribunal under section 12(2)(b)(i) of that Act,”; and

(c) for “or direction” substitute “, direction, setting aside or remittal”.

(5) In subsection (3)—

(a) omit the “and” at the end of paragraph (a);

(b) after paragraph (b) insert—

“, and

(c) provision made by or under Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007,”; and

(c) for “the Tribunal” substitute “the appropriate tribunal”.

(6) In subsection (4) for “Tribunal”, in both places, substitute “appropriate tribunal”.