The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Social Security Chamber and Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Composition) Regulations 2018

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Social Security Chamber and Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Composition) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 22nd November 2018.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the 2014 Act” means the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014;

“the 2018 Act” means the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018(1);

“the 2015 Regulations” means the Scottish Tribunals (Eligibility for Appointment) Regulations 2015(2);

“the Chamber President” means the Chamber President of the First-tier Tribunal;

“the First-tier Tribunal” means the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Social Security Chamber (3);

“ordinary member with disability experience” means a member of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland who is eligible for appointment under regulation 3D of the 2015 Regulations;

“ordinary member with medical experience” means a member of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland who is eligible for appointment under regulation 3C of the 2015 Regulations;

“process decision” means a decision made under section 38, 41(3) or 42 of the 2018 Act;

“reserved benefit” means a benefit which is to any extent a reserved matter within the meaning of schedule 5 of the Scotland Act 1998(4); and

“the Upper Tribunal” means the Upper Tribunal for Scotland.

(1)

2018 asp 9.

(2)

S.S.I. 2015/381, which was amended by S.S.I. 2017/274, and is to be further amended by S.S.I. 2018/276.

(3)

The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Social Security Chamber is brought into being by S.S.I. 2018/XX.

(4)

1998 c.46. The relevant section is F1 in Part 2 of schedule 5, which was amended by the Scotland Act 2016 ( c.11), sections 22 to 28.