2008 No. 1089 (L. 8)
The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Fast Track Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2008
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Lord Chancellor makes these Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 106(1) to (3) and 112(3) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 20021, and section 40A(3) of the British Nationality Act 19812.
He has consulted the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council in accordance with section 8 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 19923.
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Rules may be cited as the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Fast Track Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2008 and come into force on 12th May 2008.
2
In these Rules a reference to a rule or Schedule by number alone is to the rule or Schedule so numbered in or to the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Fast Track Procedure) Rules 20054.
Amendments to the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Fast Track Procedure) Rules 2005
2
In rule 6—
a
in paragraph (e) delete “ and”;
b
in paragraph (f) for “19.” substitute “19;”; and
c
after paragraph (f) insert—
g
rule 20, provided that this Part applies to all of the appeals proposed to be heard together.
3
In rule 13—
a
re-number the existing provision as paragraph (1); and
b
after paragraph (1) insert—
2
The Tribunal may consider an appeal without a hearing where—
a
the person giving notice of appeal fails to comply with rule 8(2) of the Principal Rules; or
b
the Tribunal does not consider that the reasons given under rule 8(2)(b) of those Rules are satisfactory.
4
In Schedule 2, after “Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre, Harmondsworth, Middlesex”, insert “Oakington Reception Centre, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire”.
Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
(This note is not part of the Rules)