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Two-tier system

Together, the two general tribunals may be known as the 'two-tier system'.


First-tier Tribunal

The
First-tier Tribunal The First-tier Tribunal is a first-instance general tribunal in the United Kingdom. It was created in 2008 as part of a programme, enacted in the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, to rationalise the tribunal system, and has since t ...
hears appeals from regulators and decision-makers in a wide range of subject areas, currently: * Alternative business structures (licensed conveyancers) * Charity * Claims management services * Consumer credit * Environmental sanctions * Estate agents * Examination boards * Gambling * Immigration services * Freedom of information and data protection * Local government standards * Transport * Asylum support * Social security and child support * Criminal injuries compensation * Care standards * Mental health * Special educational needs and disability * Primary health lists * Tax * MPs' expenses * War pensions and armed forces compensation * Immigration and asylum


Chambers of the First-Tier Tribunal

The First-Tier Tribunal is divided into 7 chambers: * General Regulatory Chamber * Social Entitlement Chamber * Health, Education and Social Care Chamber * Tax Chamber * War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Chamber * Immigration and Asylum Chamber * Property Chamber


Upper Tribunal

The Upper Tribunal hears appeals from the First-tier Tribunal and also from the: * Independent Safeguarding Authority *
Traffic commissioner The Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain are responsible for the licensing and regulation of the operators of heavy goods vehicles, buses and coaches, and the registration of local bus services in Great Britain (as opposed to the entire Unit ...
s *
Financial Conduct Authority The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is a financial regulatory body in the United Kingdom. It operates independently of the UK Government and is financed by charging fees to members of the financial services industry. The FCA regulates financi ...
* Pension Regulator * Welsh devolved tribunals


Devolved tribunals

A number of tribunals exercise functions devolved to the devolved administrations. These tribunals as such replace the functions of UK-wide tribunals in their subject area for their jurisdiction.


Scotland

Scotland has a number of tribunals administered by the
Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) () is an independent Public bodies of the Scottish Government, public body which is responsible for the administration of the Courts of Scotland, courts and tribunals of Scotland. The Service is ...
, as well as some with their own administration.


Scottish two-tier tribunals

Scotland has upper and first-tier tribunals, which mirror the UK-wide system (though their remits differ). The Upper Tribunal for Scotland acts as an appeal tribunal equivalent to the
Outer House The Outer House (abbreviated as CSOH in neutral citations) is one of the two parts of the Scottish Court of Session, which is the supreme civil court in Scotland. It is a court of first instance, although some statutory appeals are remitted ...
, whilst the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland hears cases at first instance or on appeal from local authorities.


Other SCTS tribunals

* Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland * Pensions Appeals Tribunal *
Lands Tribunal for Scotland The Lands Tribunal for Scotland () is a tribunal with jurisdiction over land and property in Scotland, relating to title obligations, compulsory purchase and other private rights. The Tribunal was established under the Lands Tribunal Act 194 ...


NHS Scotland tribunals

The NHS Tribunal Scotland handles cases referred by Health Boards of fraud and other misconduct by medical, dental, ophthalmic or pharmaceutical practitioners, and considers whether the practitioner should be disqualified from working in the NHS in Scotland. The National Appeal Panel considers appeals against decisions taken by Health Boards in Scotland on applications to provide NHS pharmaceutical services.


Other Scottish tribunals

The Crofters Commission regulates
crofting Crofting (Scottish Gaelic: ') is a form of land tenure and small-scale food production peculiar to the Scottish Highlands, the islands of Scotland, and formerly on the Isle of Man. Within the 19th-century townships, individual crofts were est ...
in the Scottish Highlands and Islands.
Children's Hearings A children's hearing is part of the Scots law, legal and well-being, welfare systems in Scotland; it aims to combine justice and welfare for children and young people. As of 31 March 2020, 8,875 of Scotland's children were subject to a compulsor ...
took over, from the Scottish courts, most of the responsibility for dealing with children and young people under 16, and in some cases under 18, who commit offences or who are in need of care and protection.


Wales

Wales maintains several tribunals under the
President of Welsh Tribunals The President of Welsh Tribunals () is a senior judge in Wales who presides over the Tribunals in the United Kingdom, Welsh tribunal system. The position was established by the Wales Act 2017 and is the first senior judicial role relating solely ...
. These are: * Adjudication Panel for Wales * Agricultural Land Tribunal for Wales * Mental Health Review Tribunals for Wales * Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales * Residential Property Tribunal for Wales * Welsh Language Tribunal - deal with appeals against decisions by the
Welsh Language Commissioner The Welsh Language Commissioner () is a Welsh Government officer, overseeing an independent advisory body of the same name. The position was created following the passing of the ''Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011'', effective on 1 April 201 ...
in relation to Welsh Language Standards. The Valuation Tribunal for Wales is self-administered.


England

Though not England-only tribunals are not technically 'devolved' as such, they act similarly. The Valuation Tribunal for England hears disputes related to council tax and business rate valuations on appeals from councils. NHS England's NHS Resolution FHS Appeal Unit hears, on behalf of the
Secretary of State for Health The secretary of state for health and social care, also referred to as the health secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for the work of the Department of Health and Social Care. The in ...
, appeals from decisions of primary care trusts regarding applications to provide NHS pharmaceutical services in England, and also decides contractual disputes between primary care trusts and
general practitioner A general practitioner (GP) is a doctor who is a Consultant (medicine), consultant in general practice. GPs have distinct expertise and experience in providing whole person medical care, whilst managing the complexity, uncertainty and risk ass ...
s,
dentist A dentist, also known as a dental doctor, dental physician, dental surgeon, is a health care professional who specializes in dentistry, the branch of medicine focused on the teeth, gums, and mouth. The dentist's supporting team aids in provi ...
s or
optician An optician is an individual who fits glasses or contact lenses by filling a refractive prescription from an optometrist or ophthalmologist. They are able to translate and adapt ophthalmic prescriptions, dispense products, and work with acces ...
s.


London

Formerly named the Parking and Traffic Appeals Service, Parking adjudicators hear parking appeals against fixed penalty notices issued for
parking Parking is the act of stopping and disengaging a vehicle and usually leaving it unoccupied. Parking on one or both sides of a road is often permitted, though sometimes with restrictions. Some buildings have parking facilities for use of the bu ...
,
bus lane A bus lane or bus-only lane is a lane restricted to buses, generally to speed up public transport that would be otherwise held up by traffic congestion. The related term busway describes a roadway completely dedicated for use by buses, whilst ...
and various
traffic sign Traffic signs or road signs are signs erected at the side of or above roads to give instructions or provide information to road users. The earliest signs were simple wooden or stone milestones. Later, signs with directional arms were introduc ...
contraventions within Greater London.


Education


School admission appeal panels

School admission appeal panels are set up by
local education authorities Local education authorities (LEAs) were defined in England and Wales as the local councils responsible for education within their jurisdictions. The term was introduced by the Education Act 1902, which transferred education powers from school bo ...
or school governing bodies to hear appeals against a child's non-admission to their preferred school, or against the school place allotted to them.


School exclusion appeal panels

School exclusion appeal panels are set up by
local education authorities Local education authorities (LEAs) were defined in England and Wales as the local councils responsible for education within their jurisdictions. The term was introduced by the Education Act 1902, which transferred education powers from school bo ...
or school governing bodies to hear appeals against decisions to exclude a child from school.


Schools adjudicators

Schools adjudicators decide on objections to published admission arrangements for admitting children to schools, and decide on statutory proposals for school organisation.


Employment


Employment tribunals

Employment tribunals hear claims regarding employment including unfair dismissal, redundancy payments and discrimination. They deal with other claims relating to wages and other payments.


Employment Appeal Tribunal

The
Employment Appeal Tribunal The Employment Appeal Tribunal is a tribunal in England and Wales and Scotland, and is a superior court of record. Its primary role is to hear appeals from Employment Tribunals in England, Scotland and Wales. It also hears appeals from decisions ...
hears appeals from the employment tribunals.


Police Appeals Tribunal

The Police Appeals Tribunal hears appeals against the findings of internal disciplinary proceedings brought against members of the
police The police are Law enforcement organization, a constituted body of Law enforcement officer, people empowered by a State (polity), state with the aim of Law enforcement, enforcing the law and protecting the Public order policing, public order ...
force.


Reserve forces appeal tribunals

Reserve forces appeal tribunals hear appeals from members of the United Kingdom reserve forces (the Army Reserve, the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, the
Royal Naval Reserve The Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) is one of the two volunteer reserve forces of the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom. Together with the Royal Marines Reserve, they form the Maritime Reserve. The present RNR was formed by merging the original ...
and the Royal Marines Reserve), or their civilian employers, against decisions on exemption from call-out to active service or regarding financial assistance.


Reserve forces reinstatement committees and umpires

Reserve forces reinstatement committees hear applications from members of the United Kingdom reserve forces (the Army Reserve, the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, the
Royal Naval Reserve The Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) is one of the two volunteer reserve forces of the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom. Together with the Royal Marines Reserve, they form the Maritime Reserve. The present RNR was formed by merging the original ...
and the Royal Marines Reserve) who consider that they have been refused their right to return to their civilian job following
demobilisation Demobilization or demobilisation (see spelling differences) is the process of standing down a nation's armed forces from combat-ready status. This may be as a result of victory in war, or because a crisis has been peacefully resolved and milita ...
. Umpires hear appeals on determinations or orders of the committees.


Finance and commerce


Company Names Tribunal

The
Company Names Tribunal The Company Names Tribunal was created on 1 October 2008 in the United Kingdom and is a direct result of the coming into force of Section 69 of the Companies Act 2006. The Company Names Tribunal is administered by the UK Intellectual Property Of ...
makes decisions in disputes about opportunistic
company A company, abbreviated as co., is a Legal personality, legal entity representing an association of legal people, whether Natural person, natural, Juridical person, juridical or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members ...
name or
limited liability partnership A limited liability partnership (LLP) is a partnership in which some or all partners (depending on the jurisdiction) have limited liabilities. It therefore can exhibit aspects of both partnerships and corporations. In an LLP, each partner is n ...
name registrations, when someone registers one or more variations of the name of a well-known company in order to get that company to buy the registration from them.


Competition Appeal Tribunal

The
Competition Appeal Tribunal The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) of the United Kingdom was created by Section 12 and Schedule 2 to the Enterprise Act 2002, Enterprise Act 2002 which came into force on 1 April 2003. The Competition Service is an executive non-department ...
hears appeals against decisions of the
Competition Commission The Competition Commission was a non-departmental public body responsible for investigating mergers, markets and other enquiries related to regulated industries under competition law in the United Kingdom. It was a competition regulator under t ...
, the
Office of Fair Trading The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) was a non-ministerial government department of the United Kingdom, established by the Fair Trading Act 1973, which enforced both consumer protection and competition law, acting as the United Kingdom's economi ...
,
Ofcom The Office of Communications, commonly known as Ofcom, is the government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, internet, telecommunications and mail, postal industries of the United Kingdom. Ofcom has wide-rang ...
,
Ofgem The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) is the government regulator for the electricity and downstream natural gas markets in Great Britain. It was formed by the merger of the Office of Electricity Regulation (OFFER) and Office of G ...
, Ofwat, the Office of Rail Regulation or the
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills The secretary of state for business and trade (business secretary), is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government or otherwise UK Government, is the central go ...
, under the
Competition Act 1998 The Competition Act 1998 (c. 41) is the current major source of competition law in the United Kingdom, along with the Enterprise Act 2002. The act provides an updated framework for identifying and dealing with restrictive business practices and a ...
or the
Enterprise Act 2002 The Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which made major changes to UK competition law with respect to mergers and also changed the law governing insolvency bankruptcy. It made cartels illegal with a ma ...
.


Foreign Compensation Commission

The Foreign Compensation Commission assesses the amount of compensation British claimants are entitled to receive under international and British law for losses suffered abroad.


Office of Fair Trading adjudicators

Office of Fair Trading The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) was a non-ministerial government department of the United Kingdom, established by the Fair Trading Act 1973, which enforced both consumer protection and competition law, acting as the United Kingdom's economi ...
adjudicators hears representations made by consumer credit licence applicants or holders against a notice that the OFT is minded to refuse, revoke or suspend their licence, and also from
estate agent An estate agent is a person or business in the United Kingdom that arranges the selling, renting, or managing of real estate, properties and other buildings. An agent that specialises in renting is often called a Letting agent, letting or manag ...
s who have been notified that the OFT is considering issuing a warning or prohibition order against them.


Health and care


Gender Recognition Panel

The Gender Recognition Panel assesses applications from
transgender A transgender (often shortened to trans) person has a gender identity different from that typically associated with the sex they were sex assignment, assigned at birth. The opposite of ''transgender'' is ''cisgender'', which describes perso ...
people for legal recognition of the gender in which they now live.


Medical practitioners tribunals

Medical practitioners tribunals, organised by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service, make decision about the fitness to practice of doctors. The MPTS was set up in 2012 to separate the adjudication function of the
General Medical Council The General Medical Council (GMC) is a public body that maintains the official register of physician, medical practitioners within the United Kingdom. Its chief responsibility is to "protect, promote and maintain the health and safety of the pu ...
from its investigatory function.


Misuse of Drugs Tribunal

The Misuse of Drugs Tribunal considers whether there are grounds for prohibiting a health care practitioner from prescribing controlled drugs. The Tribunal has not sat for many years.


Primary care trust discipline committees

Primary care trust discipline committees investigate disciplinary matters against various primary health care professionals.


Intellectual property


Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks

The
Comptroller A comptroller (pronounced either the same as ''controller'' or as ) is a management-level position responsible for supervising the quality of accountancy, accounting and financial reporting of an organization. A financial comptroller is a senior- ...
(also known as the Registrar of Trade Marks or Designs) can decide disputes relating to
trade mark A trademark (also written trade mark or trade-mark) is a form of intellectual property that consists of a word, phrase, symbol, design, or a combination that identifies a product or service from a particular source and distinguishes it from oth ...
s,
patent A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an sufficiency of disclosure, enabling discl ...
s and registered and unregistered designs.


Controller of Plant Variety Rights

The Controller of Plant Variety Rights considers applications for
plant variety rights Plant breeders' rights (PBR), also known as plant variety rights (PVR), are rights granted in certain places to the plant breeding, breeder of a new Plant variety (law), variety of plant that give the breeder exclusive exclusive control over the ...
, and hears representations from others who may be affected by the grant of such rights before making a final decision.


Copyright Tribunal

The Copyright Tribunal decides disputes about the terms and conditions of licences offered by, or licensing schemes operated by, collective licensing bodies in the copyright and related rights area.


Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal

The Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal hears appeals against decisions of the Controller of Plant Variety Rights regarding
plant variety rights Plant breeders' rights (PBR), also known as plant variety rights (PVR), are rights granted in certain places to the plant breeding, breeder of a new Plant variety (law), variety of plant that give the breeder exclusive exclusive control over the ...
, against decisions of the Agriculture Ministers on the listing of new varieties of the main agricultural and vegetable species and seeds certification, and against the decisions of the
Forestry Commission The Forestry Commission is a non-ministerial government department responsible for the management of publicly owned forests and the regulation of both public and private forestry in England. The Forestry Commission was previously also respons ...
ers on matters concerning forest reproduction materials.


Property and land


Adjudicator to HM Land Registry

The Adjudicators to HM Land Registry deal with disputes arising from applications to register, or change the registration of,
land Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of Earth not submerged by the ocean or another body of water. It makes up 29.2% of Earth's surface and includes all continents and islands. Earth's land sur ...
in England and Wales.


Agricultural arbitrators

Agricultural arbitrators settle disputes between agricultural
landlord A landlord is the owner of property such as a house, apartment, condominium, land, or real estate that is rented or leased to an individual or business, known as a tenant (also called a ''lessee'' or ''renter''). The term landlord appli ...
s and tenants, mostly relating to rent reviews.


Agricultural land tribunals

The agricultural land tribunals deal with issues relating to agricultural tenancies, and drainage disputes between neighbours.


Commons commissioners

Commons commissioners decide disputes about the registration of
common land Common land is collective land (sometimes only open to those whose nation governs the land) in which all persons have certain common rights, such as to allow their livestock to graze upon it, to collect wood, or to cut turf for fuel. A person ...
.


Forestry committees

Forestry committees deal with appeals against refusals by the
Forestry Commission The Forestry Commission is a non-ministerial government department responsible for the management of publicly owned forests and the regulation of both public and private forestry in England. The Forestry Commission was previously also respons ...
ers to grant a felling licence or the replanting conditions attached to a felling licence, or against a restocking notice or a felling direction served by the Forestry Commissioners.


Planning inquiries

The Planning Inspectorate hears appeals against
planning Planning is the process of thinking regarding the activities required to achieve a desired goal. Planning is based on foresight, the fundamental capacity for mental time travel. Some researchers regard the evolution of forethought - the cap ...
decisions by local authorities, and against enforcement action. It also decides appeals on a range of similar matters, such as tree preservation orders or
rights of way A right of way (also right-of-way) is a specific route that people, animals, vehicles, watercraft, or utility lines travel, or the legal status that gives them the right to do so. Rights-of-way in the physical sense include controlled-access h ...
orders which have been objected to.


Pensions


Board of the Pension Protection Fund

The Board of the
Pension Protection Fund The 'Pension Protection Fund'' (PPF) is a statutory corporation, set up by the Pensions Act 2004, and has been protecting members of eligible defined benefit (DB) pension schemes across the United Kingdom since 2005. It protects close to 9 mill ...
considers applications for compensation to occupational pension schemes, with
insolvent In accounting, insolvency is the state of being unable to pay the debts, by a person or company ( debtor), at maturity; those in a state of insolvency are said to be ''insolvent''. There are two forms: cash-flow insolvency and balance-sheet in ...
employers, that suffer a loss that can be attributable to an offence involving
fraud In law, fraud is intent (law), intentional deception to deprive a victim of a legal right or to gain from a victim unlawfully or unfairly. Fraud can violate Civil law (common law), civil law (e.g., a fraud victim may sue the fraud perpetrato ...
or
dishonesty Dishonesty is acting without honesty. The term describes acts which are meant to deceive, cheat, or mislead. Dishonesty is a basic feature of most offences defined in criminal law, such as fraud, which relates to the illicit acquisition, conversi ...
.


Pensions Ombudsman and Pension Protection Fund Ombudsman

The Pensions Ombudsman makes binding determinations on complaints concerning occupational and personal pension schemes. The Pension Protection Fund Ombudsman can review certain decisions of the
Pension Protection Fund The 'Pension Protection Fund'' (PPF) is a statutory corporation, set up by the Pensions Act 2004, and has been protecting members of eligible defined benefit (DB) pension schemes across the United Kingdom since 2005. It protects close to 9 mill ...
and also deals with appeals from decisions of the Financial Assistance Scheme.


Pensions Regulator

The Determinations Panel of
the Pensions Regulator The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is a non-departmental public body In the United Kingdom, non-departmental public body (NDPB) is a classification applied by the Cabinet Office, Treasury, the Scottish Government, and the Northern Ireland Executive ...
decides whether to impose sanctions where an investigation has identified breaches of the law or codes of practice relating to
pensions A pension (; ) is a fund into which amounts are paid regularly during an individual's working career, and from which periodic payments are made to support the person's retirement from work. A pension may be either a "defined benefit plan", wher ...
, and also considers applications for the Pensions Regulator to use its powers.


Police and fire fighters pensions appeals tribunals

The Police Pensions Appeals Tribunal hears appeals against decisions of police authority, police authorities to refuse to grant a pension, or to grant a smaller pension than is claimed. The Fire Fighters Pensions Appeals Tribunal performs a similar role.


Transport


Civil Aviation Authority

Panels of members of the Civil Aviation Authority hear appeals regarding refusals to grant, or variations or revocations of, an General aviation in the United Kingdom#Aerodrome licensing, aerodrome licence, an air operator's certificate, an air traffic controller's licence, approval for a person to provide an air traffic control service, a certificate of airworthiness or a permit to fly, approval of equipment for use on board an aircraft or in the provision of an air traffic control service, a maintenance engineer's licence and a Pilot licensing and certification, pilot's licence.


Traffic


Road User Charging Adjudicator Tribunal

Road User Charging Adjudicators hear appeals against London congestion charge, congestion charging and London low emission zone, low emission zone penalties in Greater London.


Traffic commissioners

The traffic commissioners license operators of heavy goods vehicles and public service vehicles (buses), grant vocational licences to drivers of such vehicles, and register local bus services; they also take action against operators and drivers where the required standards are not met, and can fine bus companies where services do not run on time.


Traffic Penalty Tribunal (including Bus Lane Adjudicators)

The Traffic Penalty Tribunal decides appeals against
parking Parking is the act of stopping and disengaging a vehicle and usually leaving it unoccupied. Parking on one or both sides of a road is often permitted, though sometimes with restrictions. Some buildings have parking facilities for use of the bu ...
and
bus lane A bus lane or bus-only lane is a lane restricted to buses, generally to speed up public transport that would be otherwise held up by traffic congestion. The related term busway describes a roadway completely dedicated for use by buses, whilst ...
penalties issued in England (outside London) and Wales. It was created by secondary legislation, statutory instrument to fulfil provisions of the Traffic Management Act 2004, it is partly responsible to the PATROL joint committee, a collection of local authorities responsible for enforcing PCNs who make use of the traffic penalty tribunals adjudication process. Decisions of the Traffic Penalty Tribunal can be challenged by judicial review. The appeal process is governed by the ''Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) Representations and Appeals Regulations 2007'' and ''The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) General Regulations 2007''. The tribunal handles roughly 25000 cases per year, the vast majority of appeals are handled virtually


Other


Horserace Betting Levy Appeal Tribunal

The Horserace Betting Levy Appeal Tribunal hear appeals against the amount of levy collected by the Horserace Betting Levy Board to be used in the improvement of horseracing and breeds of horses, and for the advancement of veterinary science and education.


Information Commissioner

The Information Commissioner's Office, Information Commissioner considers complaints that organisations may have breached Data Protection Act 1998, data protection laws, or that public authorities have not complied with the law on Freedom of information in the United Kingdom, freedom of information. It also considers complaints made under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003.


Investigatory Powers Tribunal

The Investigatory Powers Tribunal hears complaints about surveillance carried out by a public body under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, including any alleged conduct by or on behalf of the MI5, Security Service (MI5), the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ).


Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission

The Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission deals with appeals in cases where the Home Secretary has decided not to de-proscribe organisations (remove their status as illegal organisations) believed to be involved in terrorism. The Commission is an independent tribunal that was established under the Terrorism Act 2000.


Scottish Charities Appeal Panel

The Scottish Charities Appeal Panel hears appeals against decisions of the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.


Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal

The Courts and Legal Services Act 1990#Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal adjudicates upon alleged breaches, by solicitors, of rules or their code of professional conduct. Cases are prosecuted by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.


Tribunals which have never sat


Antarctic Act Tribunal

The Antarctic Act Tribunal would consider any appeal against the Secretary of State in cases where permits for a British expedition to enter or remain in Antarctica, granted under the Antarctic Act 1994, have been revoked or suspended.


Chemical Weapons Licensing Appeal Tribunal

The Chemical Weapons Licensing Appeal Tribunal would consider any appeal against the Secretary of State where a licence to produce, use or have possession of toxic chemicals or precursors under the Chemicals Weapons Act 1996 has been refused, revoked or varied.


Conveyancing appeal tribunals

Conveyancing appeal tribunals would have heard appeals against decisions of the Authorised Conveyancing Practitioners Board, set up to regulate the conveyancing industry. However the board was never formally established, and the tribunal has therefore never sat.


Industrial Arbitration Tribunal

The Industrial Arbitration Tribunal decides disputes arising from vesting and compensation orders which the Secretary of State has the power under the Industry Act 1975 to issue in regard to the transfer of control of important manufacturing undertakings to non-residents. These powers have never been exercised.


Justices and Clerks Indeminification Tribunal

The Justices and Clerks Indeminification Tribunal would hear appeals by Magistrate#United Kingdom, magistrates and court clerk, clerks from decisions of magistrates' courts committees regarding indemnify, indemnification against costs incurred in disputing any claims made against them.


Mines and Quarries Tribunal

The Mines and Quarries Tribunal would enquire into the competence of a person to continue to hold a certificate in regard to the performance of duties relating to mines and quarries. The tribunal has never been convened.


Sea Fish Licence Tribunal

The Sea Fish Licence Tribunal would have heard appeals from individual fishermen against their "days at sea" allocations in their licence, under the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967. However the "days at sea" programme envisaged by the Act was never commenced and the tribunal has never been convened.


Former tribunals

A number of tribunals have been abolished since the system's establishment.


Insolvency Practitioners Tribunal

The Insolvency Practitioners Tribunal heard referrals in respect of the refusal to grant, or the intention to withdraw, a license to act as an insolvency practitioner. It was abolished by Deregulation Act 2015.


Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Arbitration Tribunal

The Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act 1977#Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Arbitration Tribunal, Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Arbitration Tribunal was established to hear appeals over the valuation of shares to compensate individual operators following the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act 1977, nationalisation of the UK aerospace and shipbuilding industries in the late 1970s. It was abolished in March 2013.


Residential Property Tribunals Service

The Residential Property Tribunal Service, Residential Property Tribunals Service was a collective of domestic property-related tribunals. It was made up of the: * Leasehold valuation tribunal * Rent assessment committee * Residential property tribunal It was abolished under the Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2013 and its functions were transferred to the Property Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal with effect from 1 July 2013.


Rent assessment committees and rent tribunals

Rent assessment committees and rent tribunals determines disputes about fair and market rents, for examples objections to rents assessed by the Rent Service, establishing an open market rent figure or deciding new rental terms after the end of an assured tenancy or assured shorthold tenancy.


Residential property tribunals

Residential property tribunals deal with appeals against the refusal by a local housing authority or housing association to allow a tenant to right to buy scheme, buy their home on the grounds that the property is particularly suitable for occupation by elderly persons, applications for and appeals against empty dwelling management orders, and appeals against various other types of housing orders and notices.


Leasehold valuation tribunals

Leasehold valuation tribunals decide disputes relating to residential leasehold property, for example the price to be paid when renewing a lease, the tenant's right of first refusal when the landlord sells the property and service charges.


References

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