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Legislation round-up

22 June 2009
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In force
1 June 2009

Legislation
Transfer of Tribunal Functions (Lands Tribunal and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2009 (SI 2009/1307)

Summary
Transfers the functions of the Lands Tribunal to the Upper Tribunal and abolishes the Lands Tribunal.

Provides for members of the Lands Tribunal to hold the offices of transferred-in judge or transferred-in other member of the Upper Tribunal.

Provides that the current procedural rules for the Lands Tribunal, the Lands Tribunal Rules 1996, become Tribunal Procedure Rules.

In force
1 July 2009

Legislation
Pension Schemes (Reduction in Pension Rates) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/1311)

Summary
Amend the Pension Schemes (Reduction in Pension Rates) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/138) in order to prescribe further circumstances in which a pension may be reduced without infringing the condition in the Finance Act 2004, Sch 28, para 2(3).

If that condition is breached, the pension will not qualify as a “scheme pension” and this will give rise to certain tax charges.

In force
N/A

Legislation
Energy Act 2008 (Commencement No 3) Order

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