Amendments to the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Chamber) Rules 2008

6.—(1) The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Chamber) Rules 2008(1) are amended as follows.

(2) For rule 21(1) (notice of appeal) substitute—

21.(1) An appellant must start proceedings by sending or delivering a notice of appeal to the decision maker so that it is received within 12 months after the date on which written notice of the decision being challenged was sent to the appellant.

(3) For rule 21(4) substitute—

(4) No appeal may be made more than 12 months after the end of the 12-month period provided for in paragraph (1).

(4) In rule 21(6)(b) for “after the time specified in paragraph (1)” substitute “after the end of the 12-month period provided for in paragraph (1)”.

(1)

S.I. 2008/2686. Rule 21(7) was added by S.I. 2009/1975.