(1)These Regulations may be cited as the Valuation Tribunals (Consequential Modifications and Saving and Transitional Provisions) (England) Regulations 2009 and shall come into force on 1st October 2009.
(2)These Regulations apply in relation to England only.
3Revocation of the Valuation and Community Charge Tribunals Regulations 1989 as to England with savings and modifications#
(1)So far as they have effect in relation to England, the 1989 Regulations shall be treated as if made under Schedule 11 to the Local Government Finance Act 1988 as amended by the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007.
(2)The 1989 Regulations are revoked, so far as they relate to England, with the exception of—
(a)in Part 1 (general), regulation 1 (citation and commencement) and, in regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(i)in paragraph (1), the definition of “the Act”; and
(ii)paragraphs (2) and (3); and
(b)Part 4 (community charge appeals).
(3)Part 4 of the 1989 Regulations and the provisions of Part 1 of those Regulations mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) (“the relevant provisions”) shall continue to have effect (in relation to England only) subject to the modifications set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations.
(4)The relevant provisions, as modified as mentioned in paragraph (3), are set out in Part 2 of the Schedule to these Regulations.
(a)any appeal of which notice has been given under regulation 18 (initiating an appeal) of the 1989 Regulations before that date and which has not been determined before that date;
(b)any review commenced under regulation 31 (review of decisions) of the 1989 Regulations before that date which has not been concluded before that date,
(2)Where immediately before 1st October 2009 an appeal of the description specified in paragraph (1)(a)—
(a)is part-heard; or
(b)is being dealt with by written representations,
(3)Where immediately before 1st October 2009 an appeal of the description in paragraph (1)(a)—
(a)is part-heard; or
(b)is being dealt with by written representations, but
(c)none of the individuals hearing the appeal or considering the written representations becomes a member of the Tribunal on 1st October 2009,
(4)Where immediately before 1st October 2009 a review of the description specified in paragraph (1)(b) is being dealt with by any individual who becomes a member of the Tribunal on that date, the VTE President shall arrange for that individual (or, if more than one, those individuals) to continue to deal with the review.
(5)Where immediately before 1st October 2009 a review of the description specified in paragraph (1)(b) is being dealt with by individuals of whom none becomes a member of the Tribunal on that date, the VTE President shall make arrangements for the review to be dealt with by one or more members of the Tribunal, of whom at least one is a senior member.
shall be dealt with in accordance with Part 4 of the 1989 Regulations as modified by regulation 3(3) of these Regulations.the VTE President shall, where any individual hearing the appeal or considering the written representations becomes a member of the Tribunal on 1st October 2009, arrange for that individual (or, if more than one, those individuals) to continue to hear the appeal or consider the written representations (as the case may be).the VTE President shall make arrangements for the appeal to be dealt with by one or more members of the Tribunal, of whom at least one is a senior member.