Article 5 Applicant's statement

The applicant shall, within 21 days after the service on the Tribunal of his originating application, serve upon the Tribunal a statement in writing setting out the facts and matters relied upon by him and any contentions he may wish to put forward.

The clerk shall, as soon as may be after being served with the applicant's statement, serve on each respondent a sealed copy thereof endorsed with a notice substantially in the following terms:—

“To the respondent (naming the respondent served):

If you wish to deny any of the facts alleged, or do not agree with any of the contentions put forward in this statement, or if you wish to allege any other facts or to put forward any other contentions, you should within 21 days after service of this statement upon you, or within such extended time as the Tribunal may allow, send or deliver to the clerk to the Tribunal at [address of office] an answer to this statement. Your answer should conform to the provisions of the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Arbitration Tribunal Rules 1977 and should state an address at which any further notices, orders or other documents in these proceedings may be served upon you”.