PART 7Powers, procedure and administration

CHAPTER 2Practice and procedure

Tribunal Rules

I168Tribunal Rules

1

There are to be rules—

a

regulating the practice and procedure to be followed in proceedings at—

i

the First-tier Tribunal,

ii

the Upper Tribunal, and

b

containing provision of other sorts appropriate with respect to the Scottish Tribunals (including in relation to the exercise by them of their functions).

2

Rules of the kind mentioned in subsection (1) are to be known as Scottish Tribunal Rules (and in this Act they are referred to as Tribunal Rules).

3

Tribunal Rules are to be made by the Court of Session by act of sederunt.

4

Part 1 of the Scottish Civil Justice Council and Criminal Legal Assistance Act 2013 includes further provision about the making of Tribunal Rules.