# The Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board (Applications and Appeals) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2020, Article 21: Procedural irregularities


(1) An application for compensation under the Act or an appeal under section 16 of the Act is not invalidated by any irregularity resulting from a failure to comply with a provision of these Rules before the determination of the application or appeal.
(2) But if the panel or single judicial member (as the case may be) considers that a person may have been prejudiced by the irregularity, the panel or member may take whatever steps the panel or member considers necessary for dealing with the irregularity before determining the application or appeal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2020/50/article/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/historical-institutional-abuse-redress-board-applications-and-appeals-rules-northern-ireland-2020/article-21
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