The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland General Regulatory Chamber Charity Appeals (Procedure) Regulations 2017

Interpretation

1.  In these Rules—

“the 2005 Act” means the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005(1);

“the 2014 Act” means the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014;

“chairing member” means a legal member of the First-tier Tribunal determined by the Chamber President to act as the chairing member;

“Chamber President” means the Chamber President of the First-tier Tribunal;

“decision” means a decision of OSCR referred to in section 76(1) of the 2005 Act unless the context requires otherwise;

“electronic communication” has the meaning given to it by section 15(1) of the Electronic

Communications Act 2000(2) and “electronic signature” has the same meaning as in section 7

of that Act(3);

“First-tier Tribunal” means the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland General Regulatory Chamber;

“hearing” means a sitting of the First-tier Tribunal for the purpose of enabling the First-tier Tribunal to take a decision on an appeal or on any question or matter at which the parties are entitled to attend and be heard;

“legal member” means an individual holding membership of the First-tier Tribunal in accordance with section 15(2) of the 2014 Act;

“OSCR” has the meaning given in section 1 of the 2005 Act;

“register” means the register of appeals and decisions kept in accordance with rule 27; and

“review” means the internal review provided for by section 43(1) of the 2014 Act.

(1)

2005 asp 10.

(2)

2000 c.7, as amended by paragraph 158 of schedule 17 of the Communications Act 2003 (c.21).

(3)

Section 7 was amended by paragraph 1 of schedule 3 of the Electronic Identification and Trust Services for Electronic Transaction Regulations 2016/696.