Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992

1 The Council on Tribunals. U.K.

(1) There shall continue to be a council entitled the Council on Tribunals (in this Act referred to as “the Council”)—

(a) to keep under review the constitution and working of the tribunals specified in Schedule 1 (being the tribunals constituted under or for the purposes of the statutory provisions specified in that Schedule) and, from time to time, to report on their constitution and working;

(b) to consider and report on such particular matters as may be referred to the Council under this Act with respect to tribunals other than the ordinary courts of law, whether or not specified in Schedule 1, or any such tribunal; and

(c) to consider and report on such matters as may be referred to the Council under this Act, or as the Council may determine to be of special importance, with respect to administrative procedures involving, or which may involve, the holding by or on behalf of a Minister of a statutory inquiry, or any such procedure.

(2) Nothing in this section authorises or requires the Council to deal with any matter with respect to which the Parliament of Northern Ireland had power to make laws.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 1(1)(c) extended (S.) (27.5.1997) by 1997 c. 8, ss. 10(8), 278(2) (with s. 20)

C2 S. 1(1)(c) modified (6.8.2004 for specified purposes and 28.9.2004 otherwise for E.) by Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004; (c. 5), {ss. 8(7)}, 121 (with ss. 111, 119, Sch. 8); S.I. 2004/2097, art. 2; S.I. 2004/2202, art. 2(a) (with art. 4)