Article 32 Abandoned appeals
(1)
Where a party has, without a satisfactory explanation, failed—
(a)
to comply with a direction given under these Rules;
(b)
to comply with a provision of these Rules; or
(c)
to appear at a hearing of which he had notice in accordance with these Rules;
and the appellate authority is satisfied in all the circumstances, including the extent of the failure and any reasons for it, that the party is not pursuing his appeal, the appellate authority may treat the appeal as abandoned.
(2)
Where the appellate authority treats an appeal as abandoned, it shall send a notice to the parties which shall—
(a)
inform the parties that the appeal is being treated as abandoned; and
(b)
include the reasons.