PART V APPEALS AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS
Jurisdiction
F146A Regulations about jurisdiction.
(1)
The Lord Chancellor may, with the consent of the Lord Advocate, make regulations—
(a)
providing for appeals or other proceedings under the Taxes Acts to be determined in certain circumstances by the Special Commissioners instead of the General Commissioners or by the General Commissioners instead of the Special Commissioners;
(b)
providing for appeals or other proceedings under the Taxes Acts that would otherwise be determined by the General Commissioners for one division to be determined in certain circumstances by the General Commissioners for another division;
(c)
as to the number of General Commissioners or Special Commissioners required or permitted to hear, or perform other functions in relation to, appeals or other proceedings under the Taxes Acts.
F2(1A)
In subsection (1) above “the Taxes Acts” includes Part II of the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 F3or by Part III of the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999.
(2)
The regulations may—
(a)
make different provision for different cases or different circumstances, and
(b)
contain such supplementary, incidental, consequential and transitional provision as the Lord Chancellor thinks appropriate.
(3)
Provision made by virtue of subsection (1) or (2) above may include provision amending this or any other Act or any instrument made under an Act.
(4)
Regulations under this section shall be made by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.