The Transport Tribunal (Amendment) Rules 2002

• Citation: S.I. 2002/643
• Sections: 11

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Rules may be cited as the Transport Tribunal (Amendment) Rules 2002 and shall come into force on the same date as sections 258 and 259 of, and paragraph 12 of Schedule 29 to, the Transport Act 2000 .

Section 2 Interpretation

In these Rules, a reference to a rule by number alone means the rule so numbered in the Transport Tribunal Rules 2000 .

Section 3 Transitional provisions

These Rules shall apply to appeals to the Tribunal against decisions made on or after the date upon which they come into force and any such appeals against decisions made before that date shall be treated as if these Rules had not been made.

Section 4 Amendments to the Transport Tribunal Rules 2000

In the Arrangement of Rules:

(a) after Part II, the following shall be inserted:

Applications in relation to a stay in Driving Instructor Appeals

(b) after Part IV, the following shall be inserted:

Driving Instructor Appeals

Section 5 Amendments to the Transport Tribunal Rules 2000

In rule 3:

(a) after the definition of “the 1985 Act”, the following shall be inserted:

“the 1988 Act ” means the Road Traffic Act 1988 ;

(b) after the definition of “President”, the following shall be inserted:

“Registrar” means the officer of the Secretary of State by whom the register of approved instructors, established under section 23 of the Road Traffic Act 1962 , is compiled and maintained on behalf of the Secretary of State;

Section 6 Amendments to the Transport Tribunal Rules 2000

(1) At the end of rule 10, the following shall be inserted:

Applications in relation to a stay in Driving Instructor Appeals

Application of Part IIA

(10A)

(1) Rules 10A to 10E apply to an appeal to the Tribunal under section 131(4B) of the 1988 Act , or an application under section 131(4D), in relation to a stay, and in those rules “application” shall include such an appeal.

(2) Rules 20 to 25, 28 and 37 apply to applications to the Tribunal under this Part of these Rules.

(3) In this Part of these Rules, a stay means a direction under section 127(8), 128(7) or 130(6) of the 1988 Act.

Method of applying

(10B) An application to which this Part applies shall be made by serving a notice in writing on the Tribunal.

Contents of notice

(10C)

(1) The applicant’s notice shall be signed and dated by or on behalf of the applicant and shall state:

(a) the name and the address for service of the applicant; and

(b) the grounds for the application.

(2) The applicant’s notice shall be accompanied by a copy of the decision given by the Registrar refusing a stay, unless it has previously been supplied.

Action on receipt of application

(10D) The secretary shall acknowledge receipt of any notice served under rule 10B.

Decision of the Tribunal

(10E)

(1) The decision of the Tribunal shall be given in writing signed and dated by the judicial member and shall contain a summary of its reasons.

(2) A copy of the decision shall be sent to the relevant driving instructor and the Registrar.

Section 7 Amendments to the Transport Tribunal Rules 2000

After rule 18, the following shall be inserted:

Driving Instructor Appeals

Application of Part IVA

(18A)

(1) Rules 18B to 18E apply to appeals to the Tribunal under section 131 of the 1988 Act, except for section 131(4B) to (4F).

(2) Except for rule 32, rules 20 to 38 apply to appeals to the Tribunal under this Part of these Rules.

Method of appealing

(18B)

(1) An appeal to which this Part applies shall be made by serving a notice in writing on the Tribunal.

(2) The notice of appeal shall be signed and dated by or on behalf of the appellant and shall state:

(a) the name and the address for service of the appellant; and

(b) the grounds for the appeal.

(3) The notice of appeal shall be accompanied by a copy of the decision given by the Registrar, unless it has previously been supplied.

Action on receipt of appeal

(18C) The secretary shall acknowledge receipt of any notice served under rule 18B(1) and shall serve a copy on the Registrar.

Supply of information and documents

(18D)

(1) Within 14 days of receipt of a copy of a notice of appeal the Registrar shall send to the Tribunal a statement of case containing details of any evidence on which he proposes to rely in support of his decision.

(2) The secretary shall serve a copy of the Registrar’s statement served under paragraph (1) on the appellant.

(3) Within 14 days of receipt of a copy of the Registrar’s statement the appellant shall serve on the secretary a statement of case containing details of any evidence on which he proposes to rely.

Reduction of time

(18E) Where the Tribunal has granted an application by the Registrar under section 131(4D) of the 1988 Act, it may reduce any time specified by these Rules upon such terms as it thinks fit, if it considers that the justice of the case requires it.

Section 8 Amendments to the Transport Tribunal Rules 2000

The following shall be substituted for rule 20:

Constitution

(20) Any act required or authorised by these Rules to be done by the Tribunal may be done by a judicial member sitting alone.

Section 9 Amendments to the Transport Tribunal Rules 2000

In rule 26(2), “subject to rule 20” shall be deleted.

Section 10 Amendments to the Transport Tribunal Rules 2000

In rule 28(2) “or appeals to which Part IV or IVA” shall be substituted for “to which Part IV”.

Section 11 Amendments to the Transport Tribunal Rules 2000

In rule 35:

(a) in paragraph (2), “or Part IVA” shall be inserted after “Part III”; and

(b) in paragraph (3), “or appeals to which Part IV or IVA” shall be substituted for “to which Part IV”.