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1. This Order may be cited as the Transfer of Tribunal Functions (Lands Tribunal and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2009 and comes into force on 1st June 2009.
2.—(1) The functions of the Lands Tribunal are transferred to the Upper Tribunal.
(2) The Lands Tribunal is abolished.
3. A person who, immediately before this Order comes into force, holds an office listed in column (1) of the following table is to hold the office or offices listed in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the table.
(1) Office held | (2) Office to be held |
---|---|
President of the Lands Tribunal appointed under section 2 of the Lands Tribunal Act 1949 (c.42) | Transferred-in judge of the Upper Tribunal |
Other member of the Lands Tribunal appointed under section 2 of the Lands Tribunal Act 1949 | Transferred-in other member of the Upper Tribunal |
4. The Lands Tribunal Rules 1996(1) have effect as if they were Tribunal Procedure Rules.
5.—(1) Schedules 1 to 3 contain amendments to legislation as a consequence of the transfers effected by this Order, by the Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008(2) and by the Transfer of Tribunal Functions and Revenue and Customs Appeals Order 2009(3).
(2) Schedule 1 contains amendments to primary legislation.
(3) Schedule 2 contains amendments to secondary legislation.
(4) Schedule 3 contains amendments to Church of England measures.
(5) Schedule 4 contains repeals and revocations as a consequence of the amendments in Schedules 1 and 2.
(6) Schedule 5 contains transitional and saving provisions.
6.—(1) Any reference to the Lands Tribunal in a local or private Act is to be read as a reference to the Upper Tribunal.
(2) Any reference to the Lands Tribunal in an order made under section 1 or 3 of the Transport and Works Act 1992(4) is to be read as a reference to the Upper Tribunal.
(3) In paragraphs (1) and (2), a reference to the Lands Tribunal does not include a reference to the Lands Tribunal for Scotland or the Lands Tribunal for Northern Ireland.
By the authority of the Lord Chancellor
Bridget Prentice
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
21st May 2009