Lands Tribunal Rules 1996 (S.I. No. 1022 of 1996). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Court/tribunal Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes These Regulations entered into force on 1 April 1996. Abstract These Rules make provision for the procedure to be followed in respect of cases before the Lands Tribunal. They replace the Lands Tribunal Rules 1975. The Rules consolidate the procedure in relation to appeals. They no longer provided for prescribed forms to be used except in relation to applications under section 2 of the Right of Light Act 1959. The main changes to the general procedure of the Tribunal are: (a) a simplification of the procedure for the determination of proceedings without a hearing; (b) a new simplified procedure is introduced for appropriate cases; (c) section 19A of the Arbitration Act 1950 is applied to proceedings allowing the Tribunal to award interest on compensation; (d) the Tribunal's powers of sanction in the event of failure to pursue proceedings diligently or comply with the Rules are strengthened; and (e) provision is made for solicitors to formally be placed on the record when acting for a party to proceedings with responsibility to the Tribunal for fees. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amended by Lands Tribunal (Amendment) Rules 2006 (S.I. No. 880 of 2006). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2006 Keyword: Court/tribunal, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX Lands Tribunal (Amendment) Rules 2003 (S.I. No. 2945 of 2003). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2003 Keyword: Court/tribunal, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX