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Citation and commencement1. This Order may be cited as the Transfer of Functions of the Charity Tribunal Order 2009 and comes into force on 1st September 2009.
Transfer of functions2.—(1) The functions of the Charity Tribunal are transferred to the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal, with the question as to which one of them is to exercise the function in a particular case being determined by, or under, Tribunal Procedure Rules.
(2) The Charity Tribunal is abolished.
Transfer of persons into the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal3. A person who, immediately before this Order comes into force, holds an office listed in column (1) of the following table is to hold the office or offices listed in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the table.
(1) Office held(2) Office to be heldPresident of the Charity Tribunal appointed under paragraph 1(2)(a) of Schedule 1B to the Charities Act 1993(2)Deputy judge of the Upper Tribunal and transferred-in judge of the First-tier TribunalA legal member of the Charity Tribunal appointed under paragraph 1(2)(b) of Schedule 1B to the Charities Act 1993Transferred-in judge of the First-tier TribunalAn ordinary member of the Charity Tribunal appointed under paragraph 1(2)(c) of Schedule 1B to the Charities Act 1993Transferred-in other member of the First-tier TribunalConsequential and transitional provisions4.—(1) Schedule 1 contains amendments to primary legislation as a consequence of the transfer effected by this Order.
(2) Schedule 2 contains an amendment to secondary legislation as a consequence of the transfer effected by this Order.
Bridget PrenticeParliamentary Under-Secretary of StateMinistry of Justice7th July 2009Article 4(1)SCHEDULE 1Consequential amendments to primary legislationHouse of Commons Disqualification Act 19751. In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975(3) (bodies of which all members are disqualified) omit the entry relating to the Charity Tribunal.
Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 19752. In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975(4) (bodies of which all members are disqualified) omit the entry relating to the Charity Tribunal.
Courts and Legal Services Act 19903. In Schedule 11 to the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990(5) (judges etc barred from legal practice) omit the entry relating to the President or other member of the Charity Tribunal.
Tribunals and Inquiries Act 19924. In Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992(6) (tribunals under direct supervision of Council) omit the entry at paragraph 6A relating to charities.
Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 19935. In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993(7) (other appointments – members of Tribunals) omit the entry relating to the President of the Charity Tribunal.
Charities Act 19936. The Charities Act 1993(8) is amended as follows.
(i)for “this section” substitute “section 11 or 13 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007(9)”; and
Constitutional Reform Act 200516. In Part 3 of Schedule 14 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005(10) (appointments by the Lord Chancellor: offices to which paragraph 2(2)(d) of Schedule 12 applies) omit the entries relating to—
Charities Act 200617. In section 57 of the Charities Act 2006(11) (appeals against decisions of the Commission)—
Article 4(2)SCHEDULE 2Consequential amendment to secondary legislationAdministrative Justice and Tribunals Council (Listed Tribunals) Order 20071. In article 2 of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council (Listed Tribunals) Order 2007(12) (list of tribunals) omit the entry relating to the Charity Tribunal.
Act or instrument repealed or revoked
Charities Act 20062006 c.50Section 8(2), Schedule 3 and paragraph 208 of Schedule 8Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 20072007 c.15Paragraph 23 of Schedule 10Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (Addition of Qualifying Judicial Offices) Order 2007S.I. 2007/675Article 2Charity Tribunal Rules 2008S.I. 2008/221The whole of the RulesArticle 4(4)SCHEDULE 4Transitional and saving provisionsTransitional and saving provisions1. Any proceedings before the Charity Tribunal which are pending immediately before 1st September 2009 shall continue on and after 1st September 2009 as proceedings before the First-tier Tribunal.
2.—(1) The following sub-paragraphs apply where proceedings are continued in the First-tier Tribunal by virtue of paragraph 1.
(2) Where a hearing began before 1st September 2009 but was not completed by that date, the First-tier Tribunal must be comprised for the continuation of that hearing of the person or persons who began it.
(3) The First-tier Tribunal may give any direction to ensure that proceedings are dealt with fairly and, in particular, may—
(5) Any direction or order given or made in proceedings which is in force immediately before 1st September 2009 remains in force on and after that date as if it were a direction or order of the First-tier Tribunal.
3. Where an appeal lies to a court from any decision made by the Charity Tribunal before 1st September 2009, that right of appeal has not been exercised, and the time to exercise that right of appeal has not expired prior to 1st September 2009, section 11 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007(13) (right to appeal to Upper Tribunal) shall apply as if the decision were a decision made on or after 1st September 2009 by the First-tier Tribunal, and any reference to the Charity Tribunal in an enactment relating to such an appeal, express or otherwise, is to be taken as a reference to the First-tier Tribunal.
4. Any case to be remitted by a court on or after 1st September 2009 and which, if it had been remitted before 1st September 2009, would have been remitted to the Charity Tribunal, shall be remitted to the First-tier Tribunal.
5. Staff appointed to the Charity Tribunal before 1st September 2009 are to be treated on and after that date, for the purpose of any enactment, as if they had been appointed by the Lord Chancellor under section 40(1) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (tribunal staff and services).
6. A decision made by the Charity Tribunal before 1st September 2009 is to be treated as a decision of the First-tier Tribunal on or after 1st September 2009.
This Order is made under the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (“the 2007 Act”). Part 1 of the 2007 Act creates a new two tier tribunal structure; the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal (“the new tribunals”) are established under section 3 of the 2007 Act. Order making powers are provided under Part 1 of the 2007 Act to enable the functions of existing tribunals to be transferred into the new structure. This Order transfers the functions of the Charity Tribunal to the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal, with the question as to which one of them is to exercise the function in a particular case being determined by, or under, Tribunal Procedure Rules.
Transfer of functions of tribunalsArticle 2 transfers the functions of the Charity Tribunal to the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal and abolishes the Charity Tribunal.
Transfer of members of tribunalsArticle 3 provides for members of the Charity Tribunal to hold the offices of deputy judge of the Upper Tribunal, transferred-in judge of the First-tier Tribunal, or transferred-in other member of the First-tier Tribunal.
Consequential provisionsArticle 4(1) to (3) brings Schedules 1 to 3 into effect. Schedule 1 contains consequential amendments to primary legislation, Schedule 2 contains a consequential amendment to secondary legislation and Schedule 3 contains consequential repeals and revocations of legislation. These amendments, repeals and revocations are made in consequence of the transfer of the functions of the Charity Tribunal to the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal.
Transitional and saving provisionsArticle 4(4) brings Schedule 4 into effect. Schedule 4 makes transitional and saving provisions for the treatment of cases which would previously have been dealt with by the Charity Tribunal, following the coming into force of this Order.
The Schedule provides for proceedings which have been started in the Charity Tribunal to be transferred to the First-tier Tribunal; new proceedings will be started in the First-tier Tribunal or the Upper Tribunal as determined under Tribunal Procedure Rules. In transferred cases the following provisions apply:
a hearing which has already been commenced but not completed will need to be completed in the First-tier Tribunal but comprised of the same members;
directions and orders made prior to this Order coming into force will continue in force as if they were directions or orders of the First-tier Tribunal;
the First-tier Tribunal will be able to disapply amendments to the rules or apply the Charity Tribunal Rules 2008 as they applied to the Charity Tribunal, to ensure that proceedings are dealt with fairly;
the First-tier Tribunal will only be able to make a costs order if and to the extent that the Charity Tribunal could have made such an order.
Appeals against the decisions of the Charity Tribunal, if the appeal right has not been exercised before this Order comes into force and the time for doing so has not expired, are to be treated as appeals against the decisions of the First-tier Tribunal.
(2)1993 c. 10. Schedule 1B was inserted by Schedule 3 to the Charities Act 2006 (c.50).
(3)1975 c.24. The entry in Part 2 of Schedule 1 relating to the Charity Tribunal was inserted by paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Charities Act 2006 (c.50).
(4)1975 c.25. The entry in Part 2 of Schedule 1 relating to the Charity Tribunal was inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the Charities Act 2006 (c.50).
(5)1990 c.41. The entry in Schedule 11 relating to the Charity Tribunal was inserted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Charities Act 2006 (c.50).
(6)1992 c.53. Paragraph 6A was inserted by paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Charities Act 2006 (c.50).
(7)1993 c.8. The entry relating to the President of the Charity Tribunal was inserted by article 2 of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (Addition of Qualifying Judicial Offices) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/675).
(8)1993 c.10. Sections 2A to 2D, and the definition of “the Tribunal” in section 97(1), were inserted by section 8(1) of, and paragraph 174 of Schedule 8 to, the Charities Act 2006 (c.50). Schedules 1B to 1D were inserted by Schedules 3 and 4 of the 2006 Act. Schedule 1B was amended by paragraph 23 of Schedule 10 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c.15).
(9)2007 c. 15.
(10)2005 c.4. The entries relating to the Charity Tribunal were inserted by paragraph 208 of Schedule 8 to the Charities Act 2006 (c.50).
(11)2006 c.50.
(12)S.I. 2007/2951.
(13)2007 c. 15.