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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-and-markets-tribunal-rules-2001/article-26",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/2476",
  "legislation_title": "The Financial Services and Markets Tribunal Rules 2001",
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  "path": "article/26",
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  "number": "26",
  "heading": "Miscellaneous powers of Tribunal",
  "text": "(1) Any functions of the Secretary may be performed by an Assistant Secretary to the Tribunal or by some other member of the Tribunal staff authorised for the purpose by the Secretary.\n(2) Subject to the provisions of the Act and these Rules, the Tribunal may regulate its own procedure.\n(3) Without limiting any other powers conferred on it by the Act or by these Rules, the Tribunal may, if it thinks fit—\n(a) order any response document, supplementary statement or written representation to be struck out at any stage of the proceedings on the ground that it is scandalous, frivolous or vexatious; or\n(b) order any reference to be struck out for want of prosecution.\n(4) Before making any order under paragraph (3), the Tribunal shall give notice to the party against whom it is proposed that the order should be made, giving it an opportunity to make representations against the making of the order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "revoked",
      "affecting": "uksi/2010/22",
      "affecting_title": "The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2010"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/2476/article/26",
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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."
}