{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/asylum-appeals-procedure-rules-1996/article-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/asylum-appeals-procedure-rules-1996/article-18.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2070",
  "legislation_title": "The Asylum Appeals (Procedure) Rules 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/asylum-appeals-procedure-rules-1996",
  "path": "article/18",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Adjournment of hearings",
  "text": "(1) Subject to rule 16, the Tribunal shall not adjourn a hearing unless it is satisfied that an adjournment is necessary for the just disposal of the appeal.\n(2) When considering whether an adjournment is necessary, the Tribunal shall have particular regard to the need to secure the just, timely and effective conduct of the proceedings.\n(3) Where a hearing is adjourned, the Tribunal shall —\n(a) consider whether further directions should be given under rule 23, and\n(b) give notice either orally or in writing to every party to the proceedings of the time and place of the adjourned hearing.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2070/article/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:37:19.606449+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."
}