SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 22U.K. SPECIAL AND GENERAL COMMISSIONERS

Transfer of appeals from General to Special CommissionersU.K.

5U.K.In section 44 of the Act of 1970 (jurisdiction of General Commissioners) the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (3)—

(3A)Where in any case (including one in which proceedings may be brought as mentioned in subsection (3) above)—

(a)an appeal has been brought before the General Commissioners; and

(b)those Commissioners consider that, because of the complexity of the appeal or the length of time likely to be required for hearing it, the appeal should be brought before the Special Commissioners;

the General Commissioners may, with the agreement of the Special Commissioners, and having considered any representations made to them by the parties, arrange for the transfer of the proceedings to the Special Commissioners..