{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/copyright-tribunal-rules-1989/article-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/copyright-tribunal-rules-1989/article-16.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1989/1129",
  "legislation_title": "The Copyright Tribunal Rules 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/copyright-tribunal-rules-1989",
  "path": "article/16",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Withdrawal of reference or application",
  "text": "(1) The applicant may withdraw his reference or application made under rule 3 at any time before it has been finally disposed of by serving a notice thereof on the Secretary, but such withdrawal shall be without prejudice to the Tribunal’s power to make an order as to the payment of costs incurred up to the time of service of the notice. The applicant shall serve a copy of the notice on every other party to the proceedings and inform the Secretary of the date of such service.\n(2) Any party to the proceedings upon whom a copy of the notice of withdrawal is served under this rule may, within 14 days of such service, apply to the Tribunal for an order that, notwithstanding such withdrawal, such reference or application should proceed to be determined by the Tribunal, and if the Tribunal decides, at its discretion, to proceed with such reference or application it may for that purpose substitute such party as the applicant to the proceedings and give such consequential directions as may be necessary.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1129/article/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T15:41:22.971140+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."
}