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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-investigatory-powers-tribunal-rules-2018/article-6",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2018/9780111173343",
  "legislation_title": "The Investigatory Powers Tribunal Rules 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-investigatory-powers-tribunal-rules-2018",
  "path": "article/6",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Functions exercisable by single member",
  "text": "The following powers and duties may be exercised or performed by a single member of the Tribunal—\n(a) the power under rule 8(4) or rule 9(4) to invite or direct the complainant to supply information or make representations;\n(b) the power under section 68(2) of the Act to require a relevant Commissioner to provide assistance;\n(c) the power under section 68(6) of the Act to require the disclosure or provision of documents or information;\n(d) the power under paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 3 to the Act to authorise an officer to obtain documents or information on the Tribunal’s behalf;\n(e) the power under section 7(5)(b) of the Human Rights Act 1998 to determine a longer period before the end of which section 7 proceedings may be brought;\n(f) the power under section 67(5) of the Act to decide to consider or determine a complaint made more than one year after the taking place of the conduct to which it relates;\n(g) the duty under rule 15 to notify the complainant and respondent of any of the determinations described in that rule;\n(h) the duty, in considering a complaint, to investigate the matters described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 67(3) of the Act;\n(i) the power to grant or refuse an application, from either party to a complaint or proceedings, for a stay or an extension of or lifting of a stay in that matter;\n(j) the power to grant or refuse an application, from either party to a complaint or section 7 proceedings, for an extension of time for compliance with any order or direction of the Tribunal;\n(k) the power to strike out or refuse to strike out a complaint or section 7 proceedings for wilful or persistent failure to comply with an order or direction of the Tribunal;\n(l) the power to strike out, refuse to strike out, stay, or refuse to stay a complaint or proceedings filed otherwise than in accordance with rule 8 or 9.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 68(6) was amended by section 243(4) of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  },
  "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."
}