The Special Commissioners (Jurisdiction and Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2003
Citation and commencement
1.
These Regulations may be cited as the Special Commissioners (Jurisdiction and Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 22nd April 2003.
Amendments to the Special Commissioners (Jurisdiction and Procedure) Regulations 1994
2.
3.
In regulation 2—
(a)
“(ka)
any appeal to the Special Commissioners under section 320(1) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002”;
(b)
““respondent” means—
(a)
in relation to an appeal under section 320(1) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, the Director of the Assets Recovery Agency;
(b)
in relation to an appeal under regulation 16 of the Community Investment Tax Relief (Accreditation of Community Development Finance Institutions) Regulations 20036, the Secretary of State;(c)
otherwise, the Revenue;”.
4.
In regulation 8(1), for “Revenue” substitute “respondent”.
5.
(1)
In regulation 10(1)—
(a)
omit “, other than the Revenue,”;
(b)
in sub-paragraph (b), for “an officer of the Board” substitute “any other party (“inspecting party”)”.
(2)
In regulation 10(2), for “officer of the Board”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “inspecting party”.
6.
“Appeals under Proceeds of Crime Act 200212A.
(1)
This regulation applies to an appeal under section 320(1) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 20027.(2)
Paragraphs (3) to (8) apply where the Presiding Special Commissioner nominates an assessor under section 320(2) of that Act in relation to any proceedings.
(3)
The assessor shall take such part in the proceedings as the Tribunal may direct and in particular the Tribunal may—
(a)
direct the assessor to prepare a report for the Tribunal on any matter at issue in the proceedings; and
(b)
direct the assessor to attend the whole or any part of the hearing or any preliminary hearing.
(4)
Not more than 14 days after the nomination of an assessor, the Clerk shall notify each party in writing of the assessor’s name.
(5)
The Tribunal shall send to the parties a copy of any report prepared by the assessor within 21 days of receiving it.
(6)
The parties shall have the opportunity to make observations on the assessor’s report within such time and in such manner as the Tribunal shall direct.
(7)
The Tribunal shall take any observations made under paragraph (6) into account when making its decision.
(8)
The assessor shall not give oral evidence or be open to cross-examination or questioning.”.
7.
In regulation 14(a) and (b) (representation at hearing), for “Revenue” substitute “respondent”.
8.
“(aa)
an assessor nominated under section 320(2) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002;”.
Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
The Scottish Ministers consent to the making of these Regulations.
These Regulations amend the Special Commissioners (Jurisdiction and Procedure) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/1811) to provide for appeals to the Special Commissioners under section 320 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. These appeals relate to the exercise of Revenue functions, under the 2002 Act, by the Director of the Assets Recovery Agency.
These Regulations provide for the manner in which an assessor nominated under section 320(2) of the 2002 Act is to assist the Special Commissioners.
They make minor amendments effectively to provide that, for the purposes of joinder of additional parties and representation, the respondent in an appeal under section 320 of the 2002 Act will be the Director of the Assets Recovery Agency, and in relation to an appeal against refusal or withdrawal of accreditation as a community development finance institution, the respondent will be the Secretary of State.
They also amend regulation 10 of the 1994 Regulations so that the powers of the Special Commissioners to obtain information conferred by that regulation may be exercised against the Inland Revenue.