Part 5 U.K.Immigration and Asylum Appeals

Procedure U.K.

Valid from 04/04/2005

[F1 103CAppeal from Tribunal instead of reconsideration U.K.

(1) On an application under section 103A in respect of an appeal the appropriate court, if it thinks the appeal raises a question of law of such importance that it should be decided by the appropriate appellate court, may refer the appeal to that court.

(2) On a reference under subsection (1) the appropriate appellate court may—

(a) affirm the Tribunal’s decision;

(b) make any decision which the Tribunal could have made;

(c) remit the case to the Tribunal;

(d) affirm a direction under section 87;

(e) vary a direction under section 87;

(f) give a direction which the Tribunal could have given under section 87;

(g) restore the application under section 103A to the appropriate court.

(3) In this section—

• “the appropriate court” has the same meaning as in section 103A, and

• “the appropriate appellate court” has the same meaning as in section 103B.

(4) A reference under subsection (1) to the Court of Session shall be to the Inner House.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 103C inserted (4.4.2005) by Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 (c. 19), ss. 26(6), 48(1)-(3) (with transitional provisions in Sch. 2); S.I. 2005/565, art. 2 (with savings in arts. 3-9)