The Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023

Amendments to the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) (Lands Chamber) Rules 2010

6.—(1) The Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) (Lands Chamber) Rules 2010(1) 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”.

(1)

S.I. 2010/2600; relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2022/1030.