Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 79(2)(a) of the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Draft Scottish Statutory Instruments
2021 No.
Tribunals And Inquiries
The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Chambers) Amendment Regulations 2021
Made
2021
Coming into force
7th December 2021
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 20(2) of the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 11(1) of that Act, they have obtained the approval of the Lord President for the making of these Regulations and have consulted such other persons as they considered appropriate.
In accordance with section 79(2)(a) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Chambers) Amendment Regulations 2021 and come into force on 7 December 2021.
Amendment of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Chambers) Regulations 2016
2.—(1) The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Chambers) Regulations 2016(2) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (chambers of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland)—
(a)at the end of paragraph (e) omit “and”, and
(b)after paragraph (f) insert—
“; and
(g)the Local Taxation Chamber.”.
Name
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
Date
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Chambers) Regulations 2016, which provide for the division of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland into chambers. A new chamber is created, to be known as the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Local Taxation Chamber.
S.S.I. 2016/341, relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2018/349.