Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

28 (1) In this Schedule— U.K.

• “enactment” includes an Act of the Scottish Parliament;

• “the Council” means the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council;

• “Minister of the Crown” has the meaning given in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975 (c. 26);

• “procedural rules”, in relation to a tribunal, includes any statutory provision relating to the practice or procedure of the tribunal;

• “the Scottish Committee” means the Scottish Committee of the Council;

• “statutory inquiry” means a 1992 Act inquiry held, or to be held, by or on behalf of—

  (a)

  a Minister of the Crown,

  (b)

  the Scottish Ministers, or

  (c)

  the Welsh Ministers;

• “statutory provision” means a provision contained in, or having effect under, any enactment;

• “tribunal” does not include an ordinary court of law;

• “the Welsh Committee” means the Welsh Committee of the Council;

(2) References in this Schedule to members of tribunals include references to the person constituting a tribunal consisting of one person.

(3) In sub-paragraph (1) “1992 Act inquiry” means—

(a) an inquiry or hearing within paragraph (a) of the definition of “statutory inquiry” in section 16(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c. 53), or

(b) an inquiry or hearing that is a statutory inquiry for the purposes of that Act by virtue of an order under section 16(2) of that Act (including such an order made after the coming into force of this Schedule).