The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2024

Statutory Instruments

2024 No. 1285

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The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2024

Made

2nd December 2024

Laid before Parliament

5th December 2024

Coming into force

26th December 2024

The Lord Chancellor, with the concurrence of the Senior President of Tribunals, makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7(9) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007(1).

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2024 and comes into force on 26th December 2024.

Amendments to the First-tier and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) Order 2010

2.—(1) The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) Order 2010(2) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 3 (functions of the General Regulatory Chamber), in paragraph (a) after “article 4” insert “, to the Property Chamber by article 5A”.

(3) In article 5A (functions of the Property Chamber) after paragraph (j), insert—

“(k) proceedings under the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015(3).”.

(4) In article 6 (functions of the Social Entitlement Chamber) after paragraph (i), insert—

“(j) regarding payments under a scheme established under section 49(1) of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024(4).”.

Nic Dakin

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

2nd December 2024

I concur

Keith Lindblom

Senior President of Tribunals

20th November 2024

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2655) (“the 2010 Order”) organises the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal into chambers and makes provision for the allocation of those tribunals’ functions between chambers.

Currently proceedings under the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/962) are allocated by virtue of article 3(a) of the 2010 Order to the General Regulatory Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal. Article 2(2) and (3) of this Order amends article 3(a) and article 5A of the 2010 Order, respectively, in order to reallocate such proceedings to the Property Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal.

Article 2(4) of this Order amends article 6 of the 2010 Order to make provision for appeals regarding payments under a scheme established under section 49(1) of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (c. 21) to be allocated to the Social Entitlement Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal. The scheme presently established under section 49(1) is the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme, established by the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/872).

A full impact statement has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.

(1)

2007 c. 15. There are amendments to this Act but none is relevant to this instrument.

(2)

S.I. 2010/2655, amended by S.I. 2013/1187; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(3)

S.I. 2015/962, amended by S.I. 2016/660, 2019/595, 2022/907 and 2024/924 (W. 151).

(4)

2024 c. 21. The Minister for the Cabinet Office has in exercise of the power conferred by section 49(1) of this Act made the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/872), which came into force on 23 August 2024.