Article 31 Adjournment of hearings
Where an adjournment of the appeal is requested, the appellate authority shall not adjourn the hearing unless it is satisfied that refusing the adjournment would prevent the just disposal of the appeal.
Where a party applies for an adjournment of a hearing, he shall, where practicable, notify all other parties of the application and—
show good reason why an adjournment is necessary;
establish any fact or matter relied on in support of the application; and
offer a new date for the hearing.
Where a hearing is adjourned, the appellate authority shall give any further directions which it considers to be necessary for the future conduct of the appeal.
Written notice of the date, time and place of the adjourned hearing shall be sent to—
every party; and
every party’s representative, except where the representative is acting for the Secretary of State, an officer or the United Kingdom Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.