The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Referral Fees) Regulations 2013

The Tribunal

31.—(1) Part 9 (hearings and appeals)(1) of the 2000 Act applies in respect of references to the Tribunal made under these Regulations as it applies in respect of references made to the Tribunal under that Act, with the following modifications.

(2) In section 133 (proceedings before the Tribunal: general provision)

(a) in subsection (1)(a) omit “or the PRA”;

(b) omit paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1);

(c) in subsection (2), omit “, (b) or (c)”;

(d) for subsection (7A), substitute—

“(7A) A reference is a “disciplinary reference” for the purposes of this section if it is in respect of any of the following decisions made under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Referral Fees) Regulations 2013—

(a) a decision to publish a statement under regulation 14 or 15,

(b) a decision to impose a penalty under regulation 16,

(c) a decision to impose a restriction on permission under regulation 17, or

(d) a decision to impose a suspension of or restriction on approval under regulation 18.”.

(3) In section 133B(1) (offences)—

(a) in paragraph (a), omit “or the PRA”;

(b) omit paragraphs (b) and (c).

(1)

Part 9 was amended by section 23 of the Financial Services Act 2012 and S.I. 2010/22.