SCHEDULE 3Minor, consequential and supplemental provisions

Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 194314

In section 6B (redetermination etc of appeals by Pensions Appeal Tribunal)—

a

in the title for “Pensions Appeal Tribunal” substitute “appropriate tribunal”;

b

for subsection (1) substitute—

1

Subsections (2) and (3) apply where an application is made to—

a

a Pensions Appeal Tribunal for Scotland or Northern Ireland under section 6A(5A) of this Act, or

b

a person under section 6A(6)(a) of this Act,

for leave to appeal from a decision of the tribunal concerned.

c

in subsection (2)—

i

for “the person” substitute “the tribunal or person to whom the application is made”;

ii

for “he” substitute “that tribunal or person”;

iii

for “the Tribunal” substitute “the tribunal concerned”; and

iv

for “constituted Tribunal” substitute “constituted Pensions Appeal Tribunal for Scotland or Northern Ireland”; and

d

in subsection (3)—

i

for “the person” substitute “the tribunal or person to whom the application is made”; and

ii

for “constituted Tribunal” substitute “constituted Pensions Appeal Tribunal for Scotland or Northern Ireland”; and

e

after that subsection insert—

4

Subsection (5) applies where an application is made to the First-tier Tribunal for permission to appeal to the Upper Tribunal from any decision of the First-tier Tribunal under this Act.

5

If each of those who would be parties to the appeal if permission were granted expresses the view that the decision was erroneous in point of the law, the First-tier Tribunal shall set aside the decision and refer the case for determination by a differently constituted First-tier Tribunal.