# THE COURT OF PROTECTION RULES 1994, Section 10: Date for hearing


(1) Upon receiving an application under rule 8 the court shall fix a date for the hearing of the application unless it considers that the application can properly be dealt with without a hearing, and upon the same ground the court may cancel any hearing fixed under this paragraph.
(2) Where a hearing is fixed under paragraph (1) an officer shall endorse the date of it on the application form, shall seal and return the form and retain a copy.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/3046/section/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-1994/section-10
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