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Rule 5 Powers of Tribunal to strike out etc.

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

The Tribunal may regulate its own procedure and may, if the Tribunal thinks fit order any appeal notice, response, response document, supplementary statement or representation to be struck out at any stage of the proceedings on the ground that it—

(a)

discloses no reasonable grounds for bringing or defending an appeal or an application;

(b)

is an abuse of the Tribunal’s process; or

(c)

is likely to obstruct the just disposal of proceedings.

(2)

Before making any order under paragraph (1), the Tribunal must provide an opportunity for the party against whom it is proposed that the order should be made, to make representations against the making of the order.