Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 79(2)(c) of the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
2018 No.
The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland General Regulatory Chamber Charity Appeals Cases and Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Composition) Regulations 2018
Made
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 38(1) and 40(1) of the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 20141 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 11(2) of that Act, they have consulted the President of Tribunals.
In accordance with section 79(2)(c) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland General Regulatory Chamber Charity Appeals Cases and Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Composition) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 12th January 2018.
2
In these Regulations—
“Chamber President” means the Chamber President of the First-tier Tribunal;
“Charity Appeals Case” means proceedings before the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland General Regulatory Chamber, when exercising the functions allocated to it by regulation 2(1) of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Scottish Charity Appeals Panel) Regulations 20182; and
“First-tier Tribunal” means the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland General Regulatory Chamber.
Composition of First-tier Tribunal2
The First-tier Tribunal, when convened at the start of proceedings to decide any matter in a Charity Appeals Case, must consist of three members, at least one of whom must be a legal member, who shall chair the hearing.
Composition of Upper Tribunal hearing appeals from First-tier Tribunal3
1
The Upper Tribunal, when deciding an appeal to the Upper Tribunal in a Charity Appeals Case decided by the First-tier Tribunal, shall consist of—
a
a Court of Session judge, acting either alone or with another judicial member of the Upper Tribunal;
b
the President of Tribunals, acting either alone or with another judicial member of the Upper Tribunal;
c
the Lord President, acting either alone or with another judicial member of the Upper Tribunal; or
d
the Chamber President (except a temporary Chamber President), acting either alone or with another judicial member of the Upper Tribunal.
2
The Chamber President referred to in paragraph (1) must not have had any involvement in the case prior to the appeal of the case to the Upper Tribunal.
3
In this regulation “judicial member of the Upper Tribunal” means a judge of the Court of Session.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)