SCHEDULE 3Minor, consequential and supplemental provisions

Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 194312

1

Section 6 (constitution, jurisdiction and procedure of Pensions Appeal Tribunals) is amended as follows.

2

In the heading, at the end insert “for Scotland and Northern Ireland etc”.

3

In subsection (1), at the end insert “for Scotland and Northern Ireland”.

4

In subsection (2C)—

a

in paragraph (a) for “Tribunal, or” substitute “Pensions Appeal Tribunal for Scotland or Northern Ireland,”;

b

after paragraph (b) insert—

c

the First-tier Tribunal reviews a decision made by it under this Act which it sets aside under section 9(4)(c) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, or

d

a case involving a decision made by the First-tier Tribunal under this Act is remitted to it by the Upper Tribunal under section 12(2)(b)(i) of that Act,

c

for “or direction” substitute “, direction, setting aside or remittal”.

5

In subsection (3)—

a

omit the “and” at the end of paragraph (a);

b

after paragraph (b) insert—

, and

c

provision made by or under Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007,

c

for “the Tribunal” substitute “the appropriate tribunal”.

6

In subsection (4) for “Tribunal”, in both places, substitute “appropriate tribunal”.