# Enterprise Act 2002, Paragraph 10A: Institution of proceedings


(1) Tribunal rules may make provision as to proceedings on an application for a relevant warrant or section 75 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, including provision—
(a) for the Tribunal dealing with the proceedings to consist only of the President or a member of the panel of chairmen;
(b) as to the manner in which the proceedings are to be conducted, including provision—
(i) for such applications to be determined without a hearing;
(ii) in cases where there is a hearing, for it to be held in private if the Tribunal considers it appropriate because it is considering information of a kind mentioned in paragraph 1(2);
(c) as to the persons entitled to be heard in such proceedings (where there is a hearing);
(d) for requiring persons to attend to give evidence and produce documents, and for authorising the administration of oaths to witnesses;
(e) as to the evidence which may be required or admitted and the extent to which it should be oral or written;
(f) allowing the Tribunal to fix time-limits with respect to any aspect of the proceedings and to extend any time-limit (before or after its expiry).
(2) Paragraphs 2 to 8, and 11 to 17, of this Schedule do not apply in relation to the institution or conduct of proceedings for a relevant warrant.
(3) For the purposes of this paragraph, “relevant warrant” means a warrant under—
(a) section 194 of this Act;
(b) section 28, 28A, 62, 62A, 63, 65G or 65H of the 1998 Act;
(c) section 74 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024;
(d) paragraph 3 of Schedule 8 to the Football Governance Act 2025.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/40/schedule/4/paragraph/10A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/enterprise-act-2002/schedule-4/paragraph-10A
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