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Article 95 Power of the court to proceed in the absence of a party

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

Where the applicant or any respondent fails to attend the hearing of an application, the court may proceed in his absence.

(2)

Where—

(a)

the applicant or any respondent fails to attend the hearing of an application; and

(b)

the court makes an order at the hearing,

the court may, on application or of its own initiative, re-list the application.