Paragraph 16 Pre-hearing reviews and preliminary matters

(1)

Tribunal rules may make provision for the carrying out by the Tribunal of a preliminary consideration of proceedings (a “pre-hearing review”).

(2)

That provision may include—

(a)

provision enabling such powers to be exercised on a pre-hearing review as may be specified in the rules;

(b)

provision for security and supplemental provision relating to security.

(3)

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(b)—

(a)

“provision for security” means provision authorising the Tribunal, in specified circumstances, to order a party to the proceedings, if he wishes to continue to participate in them, to pay a deposit not exceeding such sum as may be specified or calculated in a specified manner; and

(b)

“supplemental provision”, in relation to security, means provision as to—

(i)

the manner in which the amount of a deposit is to be determined;

(ii)

the consequences of non-payment of a deposit;

(iii)

the circumstances in which the deposit, or any part of it, may be refunded to the person who paid it or paid to another party to the proceedings.