The Lands Tribunal (Amendment) Rules 1998

• Citation: S.I. 1998/22
• Sections: 5

Section 1

These Rules may be cited as the Lands Tribunal (Amendment) Rules 1998 and shall come into force on 1st Feburary 1998.

Section 2

The Lands Tribunal Rules 1996 (‘the 1996 Rules ’) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Rules.

Section 3

After rule 29 of the 1996 Rules insert a new rule as follows—

Assessors

(29A)

(1) If it appears to the President that any case coming before the Tribunal calls for special knowledge he may direct that the Tribunal shall hear the case with the aid of one or more assessors appointed by him.

(2) The remuneration to be paid to an assessor appointed under this rule shall be determined by the President with the approval of the Treasury.

Section 4

After paragraph (c) of rule 32 of the 1996 Rules insert the following—

(d) section 66 (enforcement of the award).

Section 5

These Rules shall apply to proceedings commenced before the date on which they come into force as well as to proceedings commenced on or after that date.