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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/asylum-and-immigration-tribunal-procedure-rules-2005/article-19",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/230",
  "legislation_title": "The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Procedure) Rules 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/asylum-and-immigration-tribunal-procedure-rules-2005",
  "path": "article/19",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "19",
  "heading": "Hearing appeal in absence of a party",
  "text": "(1) The Tribunal must hear an appeal in the absence of a party or his representative, if satisfied that the party or his representative—\n(a) has been given notice of the date, time and place of the hearing, and\n(b) has given no satisfactory explanation for his absence.\n(2) Where paragraph (1) does not apply, the Tribunal may hear an appeal in the absence of a party if satisfied that—\n(a) a representative of the party is present at the hearing;\n(b) the party is outside the United Kingdom;\n(c) the party is suffering from a communicable disease or there is a risk of him behaving in a violent or disorderly manner;\n(d) the party is unable to attend the hearing because of illness, accident or some other good reason;\n(e) the party is unrepresented and it is impracticable to give him notice of the hearing; or\n(f) the party has notified the Tribunal that he does not wish to attend the hearing.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "revoked",
      "affecting": "uksi/2014/2604",
      "affecting_title": "The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Rules 2014"
    },
    {
      "type": "modified",
      "affecting": "uksi/2010/21",
      "affecting_title": "The Transfer of Functions of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal Order 2010"
    },
    {
      "type": "applied",
      "affecting": "uksi/2005/560",
      "affecting_title": "The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Fast Track Procedure) Rules 2005"
    },
    {
      "type": "am",
      "affecting": "uksi/2007/835",
      "affecting_title": "The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2007"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/230/article/19",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:10:40.981900+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}