Section 22 — Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007: Tribunal Procedure Rules

Tribunal Procedure Rules 22 1 There are to be rules, to be called “Tribunal Procedure Rules”, governing—

a the practice and procedure to be followed in the First-tier Tribunal, and b the practice and procedure to be followed in the Upper Tribunal.

2 Tribunal Procedure Rules are to be made by the Tribunal Procedure Committee.

3 In Schedule 5— Part 1 makes further provision about the content of Tribunal Procedure Rules, Part 2 makes provision about the membership of the Tribunal Procedure Committee, Part 3 makes provision about the making of Tribunal Procedure Rules by the Committee, and Part 4 confers power to amend legislation in connection with Tribunal Procedure Rules.

4 Power to make Tribunal Procedure Rules is to be exercised with a view to securing—

a that, in proceedings before the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal, justice is done, b that the tribunal system is accessible and fair, c that proceedings before the First-tier Tribunal or Upper Tribunal are handled quickly and efficiently, d that the rules are both simple and simply expressed, and e that the rules where appropriate confer on members of the First-tier Tribunal, or Upper Tribunal, responsibility for ensuring that proceedings before the tribunal are handled quickly and efficiently.

5 In subsection (4)(b) “ the tribunal system ” means the system for deciding matters within the jurisdiction of the First-tier Tribunal or the Upper Tribunal.