Moved by
Baroness Merron
242: Before Clause 148, insert the following new Clause—
“General procedure
(1) An appeal to the Upper Tribunal under section 148 or 149 must be commenced by sending a notice of appeal to the court.
(2) The notice of appeal must set out the grounds of appeal in sufficient detail to indicate—
(a) under which provision of this Act the appeal is to be brought;
(b) to what extent (if any) the appellant contends that the decision against, or with respect to which, the appeal is brought was based on an error of fact or was wrong in law; and
(c) to what extent (if any) the appellant is appealing against OFCOM’s exercise of its discretion in making the disputed decision.
(3) The Upper Tribunal may give an appellant leave to amend the grounds of appeal identified in the notice of appeal.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment introduces additional procedural steps to be followed when the Upper Tribunal considers an appeal under Clauses 148 and 149.