Section 3 — Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007: The First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal
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The First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal 3 1 There is to be a tribunal, known as the First-tier Tribunal, for the purpose of exercising the functions conferred on it under or by virtue of this Act or any other Act.
2 There is to be a tribunal, known as the Upper Tribunal, for the purpose of exercising the functions conferred on it under or by virtue of this Act or any other Act.
3 Each of the First-tier Tribunal, and the Upper Tribunal, is to consist of its judges and other members.
4 The Senior President of Tribunals is to preside over both of the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal.
5 The Upper Tribunal is to be a superior court of record.
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