Functions of the Administrative Appeals Chamber
7. To the Administrative Appeals Chamber are assigned all functions relating to—
(a)an appeal—
(i)against a decision made by a chamber of the First-tier Tribunal;
(ii)under section 5 of the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943(1) (assessment decision) against a decision of the Pensions Appeal Tribunal in Northern Ireland established under paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 1 to the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943;
(iii)against a decision of the Pensions Appeal Tribunal in Scotland established under paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 1 to the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943;
(iv)against a decision of the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales established under section 65 of the Mental Health Act 1983c;
(v)against a decision of the Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales(2);
(vi)under section 4 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006(3) (appeals);
(b)an application—
(i)to grant the relief mentioned in section 15(1) of the Tribunal, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Upper Tribunal’s “judicial review” jurisdiction);
(ii)to exercise the powers of review under section 21(2) of that Act (Upper Tribunal’s “judicial review” jurisdiction: Scotland).
1943 c. 39; section 5 was amended by section 23 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 (c. 44) and section 16(3) of the Social Security Act 1980 (c. 30).
1996 c. 56; the Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales was originally established under section 336ZA, which was inserted by paragraph 5 of Schedule 18 to the Education Act 2002 (c. 32).