The Information Tribunal (Enforcement Appeals) (Amendment) Rules 2002

1.  These Rules may be cited as the Information Tribunal (Enforcement Appeals) (Amendment) Rules 2002 and shall come into force on 30th November 2002.

2.  The Data Protection Tribunal (Enforcement Appeals) Rules 2000(1) shall be amended as set out below.

3.  In rule 2, for paragraphs (1) and (2), there is substituted—

“(1) These Rules apply to appeals under section 48 of the 1998 Act and section 57(2) of the 2000 Act, and the provisions of these Rules are to be construed accordingly.

(2) In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires—

“the 1998 Act” means the Data Protection Act 1998;

“the 2000 Act” means the Freedom of Information Act 2000(2);

“appeal” means an appeal under—

(a)

section 48 of the 1998 Act, or

(b)

section 57(2) of the 2000 Act;

“appellant” means—

(a)

a person who brings or intends to bring an appeal under section 48 of the 1998 Act, or

(b)

a public authority which brings or intends to bring an appeal under section 57(2) of the 2000 Act;

“chairman” means the chairman of the Tribunal, and includes a deputy chairman of the Tribunal presiding or sitting alone;

“costs”—

(a)

except in Scotland, includes fees, charges, disbursements, expenses and remuneration;

(b)

in Scotland means expenses, and includes fees, charges, disbursements and remuneration;

“disputed decision” means—

(a)

in relation to an appeal under section 48 of the 1998 Act other than an appeal under section 48(3)(b) of that Act, the decision of the Commissioner,

(b)

in relation to an appeal under section 48(3)(b) of the 1998 Act, the effect of a decision of the Commissioner, and

(c)

in relation to an appeal under section 57(2) of the 2000 Act, the decision of the Commissioner,

against which the appellant appeals or intends to appeal to the Tribunal;

“party” has the meaning given in paragraph (3) below; and

“proper officer” in relation to a rule means an officer or member of staff provided to the Tribunal under paragraph 14 of Schedule 5 to the 1998 Act and appointed by the chairman to perform the duties of a proper officer under that rule.”.

4.  In each of rules 3(3), 6(5) and 18(1), after the words “section 48(1) of the” there is inserted “1998 Act or section 57(2) of the 2000”.

5.  In each of rules 5(3), 5(3)(b), 7(3), 12(2)(b), 14(3), 14(4)(b), 16(2), 18(3), 20(2) and 22, before “Act” there is inserted “1998”.

6.  In rule 12(1), after “appeal” there is inserted “under section 48 of the 1998 Act”.

Signed by the authority of the Lord Chancellor

Yvette Cooper

Parliamentary Secretary

Lord Chancellor’s Department

30th October 2002