{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/asylum-appeals-procedure-rules-1993/article-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/asylum-appeals-procedure-rules-1993/article-17.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1993/1661",
  "legislation_title": "The Asylum Appeals (Procedure) Rules 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/asylum-appeals-procedure-rules-1993",
  "path": "article/17",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Determination of appeal",
  "text": "(1) Subject to rule 35 of the 1984 Rules (as applied by these Rules) an appeal shall be disposed of by hearing unless—\n(a) the Tribunal is satisfied, having regard to the material before it or to the conduct of the appellant, that the appeal has been abandoned by the appellant; or\n(b) the decision which was the subject of the asylum appeal has been withdrawn or reversed, and the Tribunal is satisfied that written notice of the withdrawal or reversal has been given to the appellant.\n(2) The Tribunal shall determine the appeal without a hearing upon being satisfied in accordance with paragraph (1)(a) or (b).\n(3) Where the Tribunal considers it appropriate to do so, it may instead of determining the appeal, remit the case to a special adjudicator for determination by him in accordance with any directions given to him by the Tribunal.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/1661/article/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:54:22.724855+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."
}