Valid from 01/12/2007
In Part 3 of the 1974 Act after section 41 insert—
(1)A party to an appeal to the Tribunal may with leave appeal—
(a)in England and Wales and Northern Ireland, to the Court of Appeal, or
(b)in Scotland, to the Court of Session,
on a point of law arising from a decision of the Tribunal.
(2)For the purposes of subsection (1) leave to appeal may be given by—
(a)the Tribunal; or
(b)the Court of Appeal or the Court of Session.
(3)An application for leave to appeal may be made to the Court of Appeal or the Court of Session only if the Tribunal has refused such leave.
(4)If on an appeal under this section the court considers that the decision of the Tribunal was wrong in law, it may do one or more of the following—
(a)quash or vary that decision;
(b)substitute for that decision a decision of its own;
(c)remit the matter to the Tribunal for rehearing and determination in accordance with the directions (if any) given to it by the court.
(5)An appeal may be brought from a decision of the Court of Appeal under this section only if leave to do so is given by the Court of Appeal or the House of Lords.
(6)Rules under section 40A(3) may make provision for regulating or prescribing any matters incidental to or consequential on an appeal under this section.
(7)In this section ‘party’ means, in relation to an appeal to the Tribunal, the appellant or the OFT.”