{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/compensation-orders-disqualified-directors-proceedings-no-2-rules-northern-ireland-2025/article-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/compensation-orders-disqualified-directors-proceedings-no-2-rules-northern-ireland-2025/article-9.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2025/121",
  "legislation_title": "The Compensation Orders (Disqualified Directors) Proceedings (No. 2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/compensation-orders-disqualified-directors-proceedings-no-2-rules-northern-ireland-2025",
  "path": "article/9",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "The hearing of the application",
  "text": "(1) When the summons is issued, the court must fix a date for the first hearing of the application for a date not less than 8 weeks from the date of issue of the summons.\n(2) The hearing must in the first instance be before the Master in open court.\n(3) Without prejudice to the Department’s rights and obligations under Articles 19C(2) and 20(3) on the hearing of an application, subject to the direction of the court, any of the parties may give evidence, call and cross-examine witnesses at the hearing.\n(4) The Master must either determine the case on the date fixed or adjourn it.\n(5) If the Master adjourns the case for further consideration, the Master must–\n(a) direct either that they will hear the case or, if the Master considers it appropriate, that it is to be determined by the Judge,\n(b) state the reasons for the adjournment, and\n(c) give directions as to the following matters–\n(i) the manner in which and the time within which notice of the adjournment and the reasons for it are to be given to the relevant party,\n(ii) any order for the provision of further information or for disclosure by the parties,\n(iii) the filing in court and the service of further evidence (if any) by the parties,\n(iv) such other matters as the Master thinks necessary or expedient with a view to an expeditious disposal of the application, and\n(v) the time and place of the adjourned hearing.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 9 in operation at 11.7.2025, see art. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2025/121/article/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:25:37.976751+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."
}