The Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) (Amendment) Rules 2012

• Citation: S.I. 2012/2890
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Rules may be cited as the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) (Amendment) Rules 2012 and come into force on 11th December 2012.

Section 2 Amendments to the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Procedure Rules 2008

The Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008 are amended as follows.

Section 3 Amendments to the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Procedure Rules 2008

In rule 44 (application for permission to appeal)—

(a) at the beginning of paragraph (1) insert “Subject to paragraph (4A),”;

(b) after paragraph (4) insert—

(4A) Where, in judicial review proceedings in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the Upper Tribunal, a decision is given orally at a hearing, a person may apply to the Tribunal for permission to appeal—

(a) orally at that hearing; or

(b) in writing, before the commencement or the expiry of the relevant period determined by reference to paragraph (4).

(c) in paragraph (7) after “paragraph (1)” insert “or (4A)(a)”.