# Enterprise Act 2002, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/40/schedule/4/paragraph/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/enterprise-act-2002/schedule-4/paragraph-16
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