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Rule 44K Variation or revocation

Northern Ireland

(1)

An application to—

(a)

revoke a reporting direction; or

(b)

vary or revoke an excepting direction,

may be made at any time after the commencement of the proceedings.

(2)

The application under paragraph (1) may be made by—

(a)

any party to the proceedings in which the direction was given; or

(b)

any person who, although not a party to those proceedings is, in the opinion of the Court, directly affected by the direction.

(3)

The application under paragraph (1) shall be made by giving notice in writing which shall be in Form 7C in the Schedule which—

(a)

shall specify the grounds upon which the applicant seeks to have the direction varied or, as the case may be, revoked; and

(b)

shall be served, by the applicant, on the chief clerk and on every other party or, as the case may be, every party to the proceedings.

(4)

Any party who wishes to oppose the application shall, within 7 days of the date the application was served on him, notify the applicant and the chief clerk, in writing, of his opposition and give reasons for it.