Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014

Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014
Scottish Parliament
Long titleAn Act of the Scottish Parliament to establish the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland and the Upper Tribunal for Scotland; and for connected purposes.
Territorial extent Scotland
Dates
Royal assent15 April 2014
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament passed in October 2014 to improve access to the civil justice system and while making the Court of Session a place for the more complex cases.

History

The Bill was passed by the Scottish Parliament on 11 March 2014 and received Royal Assent on 15 April 2014.[1]

Provisions

The Act established the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland and the Upper Tribunal for Scotland, replacing a number of separate tribunals.[2] It provides for the First-tier Tribunal to be organised into a number of chambers, according to subject-matter and other relevant factors. [3]

It also created the role of President of the Scottish Tribunals to exercise the Lord President's role in the management of tribunals.

The Edinburgh Law Review described the Act as 'Align[ing] the devolved tribunals with the reserved tribunals currently operating across the UK'.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Tribunals Scotland Bill". www.parliament.scot. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  2. ^ "About Scottish Tribunals". www.scotcourts.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Part 1: Policy Background". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  4. ^ Craig, Sarah (2014). "More Disputes, Please: The Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014". Edinburgh Law Review. 18 (3): 400–405 – via Edinburgh University Press.