SCHEDULE 3Transitional and Saving Provisions
Former VAT and duties tribunals matters (except VAT)
2.
(1)
This paragraph applies in relation to the following decisions—
(a)
any relevant decision which HMRC notify before the commencement date, unless—
(i)
the period to require a review of the decision has expired before that date, or
(ii)
a review of the decision has been required before that date;
(b)
any relevant review decision which HMRC notify before the commencement date unless—
(i)
the period to serve notice of appeal against the decision on an existing tribunal has expired before that date, or
(ii)
notice of appeal against the decision has been served on an existing tribunal before that date.
(2)
On and after the commencement date, the following enactments continue to apply (subject to sub-paragraphs (3) and (4)) as they applied immediately before that date—
(a)
the review and appeal provisions,
(b)
(c)
any other enactments that apply in relation to relevant decisions or relevant review decisions.
(3)
Those enactments apply subject to Tribunal Procedure Rules.
(4)
Any reference to an existing tribunal is to be substituted with a reference to the tribunal.
(5)
Any time period which has started to run before the commencement date and has not expired will continue to apply.
(6)
In this paragraph—
“relevant decision” means a decision to which a review and appeal provision applies (apart from a relevant review decision);
“relevant review decision” means a decision—
(a)
that is made on a review of a relevant decision, and
(b)
to which a review and appeal provision applies,
and includes a relevant decision that is treated as having been confirmed under a review and appeal provision.
“review and appeal provisions” means—