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”.