Part 1Tribunals and Inquiries
Chapter 2First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal
Miscellaneous
C122Tribunal Procedure Rules
1
There are to be rules, to be called “Tribunal Procedure Rules”, governing—
a
the practice and procedure to be followed in the First-tier Tribunal, and
b
the practice and procedure to be followed in the Upper Tribunal.
2
Tribunal Procedure Rules are to be made by the Tribunal Procedure Committee.
3
In Schedule 5—
Part 1 makes further provision about the content of Tribunal Procedure Rules,
Part 2 makes provision about the membership of the Tribunal Procedure Committee,
Part 3 makes provision about the making of Tribunal Procedure Rules by the Committee, and
Part 4 confers power to amend legislation in connection with Tribunal Procedure Rules.
4
Power to make Tribunal Procedure Rules is to be exercised with a view to securing—
a
that, in proceedings before the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal, justice is done,
b
that the tribunal system is accessible and fair,
c
that proceedings before the First-tier Tribunal or Upper Tribunal are handled quickly and efficiently,
d
that the rules are both simple and simply expressed, and
e
that the rules where appropriate confer on members of the First-tier Tribunal, or Upper Tribunal, responsibility for ensuring that proceedings before the tribunal are handled quickly and efficiently.
5
In subsection (4)(b) “the tribunal system” means the system for deciding matters within the jurisdiction of the First-tier Tribunal or the Upper Tribunal.