{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-and-asylum-appeals-procedure-rules-2003/article-40",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/652",
  "legislation_title": "The Immigration and Asylum Appeals (Procedure) Rules 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-and-asylum-appeals-procedure-rules-2003",
  "path": "article/40",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "40",
  "heading": "Adjournment of hearings",
  "text": "(1) Subject to any provision of these Rules or of any other enactment, an adjudicator or the Tribunal may adjourn the hearing of any appeal or application.\n(2) An adjudicator or the Tribunal must not adjourn a hearing on the application of a party, unless satisfied that the appeal or application cannot otherwise be justly determined.\n(3) Where a party applies for an adjournment of a hearing, he must—\n(a) if practicable, notify all other parties of the application;\n(b) show good reason why an adjournment is necessary; and\n(c) produce evidence of any fact or matter relied upon in support of the application.\n(4) Where a hearing is adjourned, the appellate authority—\n(a) must fix a new date, time and place for the hearing; and\n(b) may give directions for the future conduct of the appeal or application.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/652/article/40",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:29:19.190656+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}