The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2013

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2013 and comes into force on 1st July 2013.

Transfer of functions and abolition of tribunals

2.—(1) The functions of rent assessment committees for areas in England are transferred to the First-tier Tribunal or, where determined by or under Tribunal Procedure Rules in relation to any particular case, the Upper Tribunal.

(2) Rent assessment committees for areas in England are abolished.

3.—(1) The functions of Agricultural Land Tribunals for areas in England are transferred to the First-tier Tribunal.

(2) Agricultural Land Tribunals for areas in England are abolished.

4.—(1) The functions of the Adjudicator to Her Majesty’s Land Registry are transferred to the First-tier Tribunal.

(2) The Adjudicator to Her Majesty’s Land Registry is abolished.

Transfer of persons into the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal

5.  A person who, immediately before 1st July 2013, holds an office listed in column (1) of the following table is to hold the office or offices listed in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the table.

Column (1) Office held	Column (2) Office to be held
Any person appointed under Schedule 10 to the Rent Act 1977 to be a chairman member of a rent assessment panel for an area in England on the basis of holding a qualification as a solicitor or a barrister or as having sufficient expertise and experience in the law	Transferred-in judge of the First-tier Tribunal
Any person appointed under Schedule 10 to the Rent Act 1977 to be a chairman member of a rent assessment panel for an area in England on the basis of holding a qualification as a chartered surveyor	Transferred-in other member of the First-tier Tribunal
Any person appointed under Schedule 10 to the Rent Act 1977 to a rent assessment panel for an area in England other than a person falling within the entries above	Transferred-in other member of the First-tier Tribunal
Chairman of an Agricultural Land Tribunal for an area in England	Transferred-in judge of the First-tier Tribunal
Member of a panel of deputy chairmen of an Agricultural Land Tribunal for an area in England	Transferred-in judge of the First-tier Tribunal
Member of a panel of an Agricultural Land Tribunal for an area in England representing the interests of farmers	Transferred-in other member of the First-tier Tribunal
Member of a panel of an Agricultural Land Tribunal for an area in England representing the interests of owners of agricultural land	Transferred-in other member of the First-tier Tribunal
Member of a panel of persons experienced in matters relating to the drainage of land for the purposes of section 31 of the Land Drainage Act 1991 in England	Transferred-in other member of the First-tier Tribunal
Adjudicator to Her Majesty’s Land Registry	Transferred-in judge of the First-tier Tribunal and deputy judge of the Upper Tribunal
Member of the Adjudicator’s staff who is authorised by the Adjudicator to carry out functions of the Adjudicator which are not of an administrative character	Transferred-in judge of the First-tier Tribunal

Consequential, transitional and saving provisions

6.—(1) Schedule 1 contains consequential amendments and repeals to primary legislation as a consequence of the transfers of functions effected by this Order.

(2) Schedule 2 contains consequential amendments and revocations to secondary legislation as a consequence of the transfers of functions effected by this Order.

(3) Schedule 3 contains transitional and saving provisions.

Signed by the authority of the Lord Chancellor

Helen Grant

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

29th April 2013