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Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992
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· 1992-07-16
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- (1) The Lord Chancellor ... may make rules regulating the procedure to be followed in connection with statutory inquiries held by or on behalf of Ministers; and different provision may be made by any such rules in relation to different classes of such inquiries.
- (1) The Lord Chancellor... may make rules regulating the procedure to be followed in connection with statutory inquiries held by or on behalf of Ministers; and different provision may be made by any such rules in relation to different classes of such inquiries.
- (2) Any rules made by the Lord Chancellor under this section shall have effect, in relation to any statutory inquiry, subject to the provisions of the enactment under which the inquiry is held, and of any rules or regulations made under that enactment.
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- (4) In the application of this section to inquiries held in Scotland—
- (a) for any reference to the Lord Chancellor there shall be substituted a reference to the Lord Advocate, ...
- (a) for any reference to the Lord Chancellor there shall be substituted a reference to the Lord Advocate, and
- (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- (6) In the application of this section to inquiries held in Northern Ireland, the power to make rules is exercisable by the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland (and not by the Lord Chancellor) so far as the power may be used to make Northern Ireland devolved provision.
- (7) In the application of this section to inquiries held in Wales by or on behalf of the Welsh Ministers, the power in subsection (1) to make rules is exercisable by the Welsh Ministers (and not by the Lord Chancellor).
### Judicial control of tribunals etc.
#### Reasons to be given for decisions of tribunals and Ministers
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- (6) Any statement of the reasons for a decision referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1), whether given in pursuance of that subsection or of any other statutory provision, shall be taken to form part of the decision and accordingly to be incorporated in the record.
- (7) If . . . it appears to the Lord Chancellor . . . that it is expedient that—
- (7) If ... it appears to the Lord Chancellor . . . that it is expedient that—
- (a) decisions of any particular tribunal or any description of such decisions, or
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should be excluded from the operation of subsection (1) on the ground that the subject-matter of such decisions, or the circumstances in which they are made, make the giving of reasons unnecessary or impracticable, the Lord Chancellor . . . may by order direct that subsection (1) shall not apply to such decisions.
- (8) Where an order relating to any decisions has been made under subsection (7), the Lord Chancellor . . . may, by a subsequent order . . . , revoke or vary the earlier order so that subsection (1) applies to any of those decisions.
- (8) Where an order relating to any decisions has been made under subsection (7), the Lord Chancellor . . . may, by a subsequent order ..., revoke or vary the earlier order so that subsection (1) applies to any of those decisions.
- (9) In relation to—
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the power to make an order under subsection (7) or (8) is exercisable by the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland (and not by any Minister of the Crown) so far as the power may be used to make Northern Ireland devolved provision; and those subsections are to be read accordingly.
- (10) In relation to—
- (a) any tribunal specified in Schedule 1 which sits in Wales, and
- (b) statutory inquiries held in Wales by or on behalf of the Welsh Ministers,
the power to make an order under subsection (7) or (8) is exercisable by the Welsh Ministers (and not by any Minister of the Crown) and those subsections are to be read accordingly.
#### Appeals from certain tribunals
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- (2) Any rules or orders made by the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland under this Act shall be made by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 and shall be subject to negative resolution within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 .
- (3) Any power of the Welsh Ministers to make rules or orders under this Act is exercisable by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.
#### Interpretation
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- (2A) In relation to inquiries or hearings held or to be held in Northern Ireland, the power to make an order under subsection (2) is exercisable by the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland (and not by any Minister of the Crown) so far as the power may be used to make Northern Ireland devolved provision; and subsection (2) is to be read accordingly.
- (2B) The power to make an order under subsection (2) is not exercisable in relation to inquiries or hearings held or to be held in Wales by or on behalf of the Welsh Ministers.
- (2C) The Welsh Ministers may by order designate for the purposes of this section any inquiry or hearing held or to be held in Wales by or on behalf of the Welsh Ministers in pursuance of a power conferred by any statutory provision specified or described in the order, or any class of such inquiries or hearings.
- (3) References in this Act to members of tribunals include references to the person constituting a tribunal consisting of one person.
#### Transitory provisions
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## Part II — INSTRUMENTS REVOKED
#### The Council on Tribunals.
#### Composition of the Council and the Scottish Committee.
#### Power to apply Act to additional tribunals and to repeal or amend certain provisions.
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[^c12158481]: [1982 c. 16](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/16).
[^c20985811]: [S. 15](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/53/section/15) renumbered as s. 15(1) (12.4.2010) by virtue of [The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976), [arts. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976/article/1/2), [15(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976/article/15/5), [Sch. 18 para. 48(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976/schedule/18/paragraph/48/5) (with arts. 28 - 31)
[^c20985831]: [S. 15(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/53/section/15/2) inserted (12.4.2010) by [The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976), [arts. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976/article/1/2), [15(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976/article/15/5), [Sch. 18 para. 48(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976/schedule/18/paragraph/48/5) (with [arts. 28-31](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976/article/28)); [S.I. 2010/977](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/977), [art. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/977/article/1/2)
[^c20985811]: S. 15 renumbered as s. 15(1) (12.4.2010) by virtue of [The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976), [arts. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976/article/1/2), [15(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976/article/15/5), [Sch. 18 para. 48(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976/schedule/18/paragraph/48/5) (with arts. 28 - 31)
[^c20985831]: S. 15(2) inserted (12.4.2010) by [The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976), [arts. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976/article/1/2), [15(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976/article/15/5), [Sch. 18 para. 48(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976/schedule/18/paragraph/48/5) (with [arts. 28-31](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/976/article/28)); [S.I. 2010/977](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/977), [art. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/977/article/1/2)
[^c20985861]: [S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I. 12)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1979/1573).
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[^key-392ab80048c6a0e8eb9d11b19cec74b4]: Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 16A inserted (31.3.2014) by [The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading’s Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/631)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/631), [art. 1(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/631/article/1/5), [Sch. 2 para. 3(3)(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/631/schedule/2/paragraph/3/3/a) (with [Sch. 1 para. 28](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/631/schedule/1/paragraph/28), [Sch. 2 paras. 13-15](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/631/schedule/2/paragraph/13))
[^key-7eecc351ea93e956accc4f3315042a7c]: Words in Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 17 omitted (31.3.2014) by virtue of [The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading’s Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/631)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/631), [art. 1(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/631/article/1/5), [Sch. 2 para. 3(3)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/631/schedule/2/paragraph/3/3/b) (with [Sch. 1 para. 28](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/631/schedule/1/paragraph/28), [Sch. 2 paras. 13-15](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/631/schedule/2/paragraph/13))
[^key-4bdd5497ff18991b4c495d50175c1b77]: S. 14(1)(aa) inserted (31.3.2014) by [The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading’s Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/631)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/631), [art. 1(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/631/article/1/5), [Sch. 2 para. 3(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/631/schedule/2/paragraph/3/2) (with [Sch. 1 para. 28](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/631/schedule/1/paragraph/28), [Sch. 2 paras. 13-15](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/631/schedule/2/paragraph/13))
[^key-8c3d6d32e0855962ecde30d7e61aa4e6]: Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 17 omitted (26.7.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2014 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of [The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1881)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1881), [art. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1881/article/1/2)[(6)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1881/article/1/6), [Sch. para. 4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1881/schedule/paragraph/4)
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[^key-ba437e63cb12ba9a8c16341e4af723d7]: Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 40(b) modified (S.) (3.5.2017) by [The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Stirling Council) Designation Order 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/82)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/82), [arts. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/82/article/1), [6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/82/article/6)
[^key-bdd13b491b56e94fc65272a6f6587602]: Words in [s. 16(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/53/section/16/1) inserted (E.W.) (6.9.2015 for specified purposes, 5.5.2017 in so far as not already in force) by [Planning (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2015/4), [s. 58(2)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2015/4/section/58/2/b)[(4)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2015/4/section/58/4/b), [Sch. 5 para. 27](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2015/4/schedule/5/paragraph/27); [S.I. 2017/546](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2017/546), [art. 3(e)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2017/546/article/3/e)
[^key-bdd13b491b56e94fc65272a6f6587602]: Words in s. 16(1) inserted (E.W.) (6.9.2015 for specified purposes, 5.5.2017 in so far as not already in force) by [Planning (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2015/4), [s. 58(2)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2015/4/section/58/2/b)[(4)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2015/4/section/58/4/b), [Sch. 5 para. 27](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2015/4/schedule/5/paragraph/27); [S.I. 2017/546](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2017/546), [art. 3(e)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2017/546/article/3/e)
[^key-4984a893e1d9a2efe3e36bcfcd6208fc]: Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 40(b) modified (S.) (24.11.2017) by [The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (North Lanarkshire Council) Designation Order 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/342)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/342), [arts. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/342/article/1), [6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/342/article/6)
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[^key-2adb639d0c9a22ee1580d0d075489fd0]: Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 40(b) modified (S.) (2.4.2018) by [The Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (Midlothian Council) Designation Order 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/60)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/60), [arts. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/60/article/1), [6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/60/article/6)
[^key-b042ea18cd72a9b826861dd0c2439b3a]: S. 10(10) inserted (24.5.2018) by [The Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/644)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/644), [arts. 1(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/644/article/1/1), [32(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/644/article/32/3)
[^key-caebc0e812e021b2e5b2ee1144fdf700]: [S. 15(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/53/section/15/3) inserted (24.5.2018) by [The Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/644)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/644), [arts. 1(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/644/article/1/1), [32(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/644/article/32/4)
[^key-43c620c4d11e434633cd1b3a66946de2]: [S. 16(2B)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/53/section/16/2B)[(2C)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/53/section/16/2C) inserted (24.5.2018) by [The Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/644)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/644), [arts. 1(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/644/article/1/1), [32(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/644/article/32/5)
[^key-bdacc914e423d499f0259f0b437c778b]: S. 9(7) inserted (24.5.2018) by [The Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/644)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/644), [arts. 1(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/644/article/1/1), [32(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/644/article/32/2)
40B. (a) The Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal
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(b) a parking adjudicator appointed under section 73(3)(a) of the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40)
#### Supervisory functions of superior courts not excluded by Acts passed before 1st August 1958.
#### Power to apply Act to additional tribunals and to repeal or amend certain provisions.
(b) a parking adjudicator appointed under section 73(3)(a) of the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40)
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40B.. . .
#### Consequential amendments, repeals and saving.
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