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(1) These Rules may be cited as the Pensions Appeal Tribunals (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Rules 2008 and shall come into operation on 15th December 2008.
(2) In these Rules a reference to a rule or schedule by number is a reference to that Rule or Schedule as numbered in the Pensions Appeal Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Rules 1981.
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(1) These Rules apply to appeals to the Pensions Appeal Tribunal where the decision disposing of the appeal is made on or after the date on which these Rules come into force.
(2) For all other purposes, the Pensions Appeal Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Rules 1981 shall have effect as if these Rules had not been made.
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In the Arrangement of Rules at the beginning of the Pensions Appeal Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Rules 1981, in the title of Rule 24 for the words “a Pensions Appeal Commissioner” substitute “an appropriate body”.
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(1) Rule 2(1) shall be amended as follows:
(a) after the definition for “appellant” and before the definition for “assessment appeal” there shall be inserted the following definition:“
 “appropriate body” means—
(a) the Upper Tribunal in the case of a decision under section 5 of the Act; and
(b) a Commissioner in any other case.”
(b) after the definition of “Tribunal” there shall be inserted the following definition:“
 “Upper Tribunal” means the Upper Tribunal established pursuant to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.”
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In Rule 18(3)(b), for “a Commissioner” substitute “an appropriate body”.
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(1) In Rule 24(1)—
(a) for “a Commissioner” substitute “an appropriate body”; and
(b) omit the words “on an entitlement appeal or a specified decision”.
(2) In Rule 24(2), for “a Commissioner” substitute “an appropriate body”.
(3) In Rule 24(4), for “a Commissioner” substitute “an appropriate body”.
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In Rule 30(1), for “a Commissioner” substitute “an appropriate body”.
BrianKerr
Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
Dated 11th November 2008