Amendments to the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) (Lands Chamber) Rules 2010I16
1
The Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) (Lands Chamber) Rules 20106 are amended as follows.
2
In rule 13 (sending and delivery of documents)—
a
in paragraph (1)—
i
at the beginning insert “Subject to paragraph (1A),”
;
ii
at the end of sub-paragraph (b) omit “or”;
iii
after sub-paragraph (b) insert—
ba
uploaded to the Tribunal’s secure portal; or
b
after paragraph (1) insert—
1A
A practice direction may specify for any document subject to paragraph (1)—
a
the requirements that must be fulfilled for it to be uploaded to the Tribunal’s secure portal; and
b
for any specified category of party in any specified category of case, that it must be so uploaded to the Tribunal’s secure portal.
c
in paragraph (2)—
i
for “paragraph (3)” substitute “paragraphs (2A) and (3)”
;
ii
after “them” insert “(including transmission through the Tribunal’s secure portal)”
;
d
after paragraph (2) insert—
2A
A party is required to accept delivery of documents through the Tribunal’s secure portal only if the document is sent through that portal to that party by the Tribunal.
e
in paragraph (4) after “communication” insert “(including transmission through the Tribunal’s secure portal)”
.
3
In rule 39B (method of making application)—
a
in paragraph (3)(b) after “application” insert “land”
;
b
in paragraph (4) after “a landowner” insert “or as”
.