Paragraph 7 Rules as to non-complianceI1

United Kingdom

(1)

The Regulator may prescribe in rules—

(a)

the consequences of non-compliance with—

(i)

rules under paragraph 4 (2)(c);

(ii)

a direction under rules under paragraph 6 (3)(b);

(b)

that the Regulator, the Registrar, a Panel, a case examiner and a person prescribed in rules for the purposes of article 6 (3)(a) may draw adverse inferences in circumstances prescribed in the rules.

(2)

Rules under sub-paragraph (1)(a)(ii) may—

(a)

prescribe—

(i)

the circumstances in which costs may be awarded by a Panel;

(ii)

what factors need to be taken into account in awarding costs;

(b)

provide for—

(i)

the assessment and taxation of costs or, in Scotland, expenses;

(ii)

the enforcement of an award of costs or, in Scotland, expenses by a Panel in the same manner as if the award had been made by an order of the county court or, in Scotland, by decree of the sheriff.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 4 para. 7 in force at 13.12.2024, see art. 1(3)