PART 4FURTHER PROVISION IN CONNECTION WITH PARTS 2 AND 3
F2F1Assistance given in error: First-tier Tribunal's jurisdiction
S. 87A and cross-heading inserted (11.11.2020) by Social Security Administration and Tribunal Membership (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 18), ss. 14(3), 18(1)
87APower to transfer jurisdiction from sheriff to tribunal
1
The Scottish Ministers may by regulations transfer to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland some or all of the competence and jurisdiction that a sheriff has in relation to the recovery of—
a
money owed under section 63, or
b
money owed under regulations under Part 3.
2
Before laying a draft Scottish statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (1) before the Scottish Parliament for approval by resolution, the Scottish Ministers must consult—
a
the Lord President of the Court of Session,
b
the President of the Scottish Tribunals,
c
sheriffs principal.
3
The Scottish Ministers must—
a
exercise the power conferred by subsection (1) at least once,
b
before 1 April 2021, consult the persons mentioned in subsection (2) about making regulations under subsection (1).
S. 86A: s. 77 renumbered as s. 86A (11.10.2021) by Social Security Administration and Tribunal Membership (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 18), ss. 7(3), 18(2)(3) (with s. 8); S.S.I. 2021/338, reg. 2