Pensions Appeal Tribunals (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Rules 2008

Amendments to the Pensions Appeal Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Rules 1981

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4.—(1) Rule 2(1) shall be amended as follows:

(a)after the definition for “appellant” and before the definition for “assessment appeal” there shall be inserted the following definition:

“appropriate body” means—

(a)

the Upper Tribunal in the case of a decision under section 5 of the Act; and

(b)

a Commissioner in any other case.

(b)after the definition of “Tribunal” there shall be inserted the following definition:

“Upper Tribunal” means the Upper Tribunal established pursuant to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.