The Tribunals and Inquiries (Discretionary Inquiries) (Amendment) Order 1992

Statutory Instruments

1992 No.2171

TRIBUNALS AND INQUIRIES

The Tribunals and Inquiries (Discretionary Inquiries) (Amendment) Order 1992

Made

8th September 1992

Laid before Parliament

9th September 1992

Coming into force

30th September 1992

The Lord Chancellor and the Lord Advocate, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 16(2) and 19(2) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971(1), hereby make the following Order:—

1.  This Order may be cited as the Tribunals and Inquiries (Discretionary Inquiries) (Amendment) Order 1992 and shall come into force on 30th September 1992.

2.—(1) Part I of the Schedule to the Tribunals and Inquiries (Discretionary Inquiries) Order 1975(2) shall be amended as follows.

(2) After paragraph 72E there shall be inserted—

“72F.   Any inquiry or hearing held under section 11 of the Transport and Works Act 1992.”(3)

Mackay of Clashfern, C.

Dated 5th September 1992

Rodger of Earlsferry

Lord Advocate

Dated 8th September 1992

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Tribunals and Inquiries (Discretionary Inquiries) Order 1975 by including in Part I of the Schedule to that Order inquiries held under the Transport and Works Act 1992.

Those inquiries are brought within the jurisdiction of the Council on Tribunals and in England and Wales (where Part I of the 1992 Act applies) the Lord Chancellor is empowered to make procedural rules for the conduct of such inquiries.

(1)

1971 c. 62. Sections 16 and 19 were amended by the Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State and Lord Advocate) Order 1972 (S.I.1972/2002).

(2)

S.I.1975/1379, amended by S.I.1976/293, S.I.1983/1287 and S.I.1990/526.

(3)

1992 c. 42.