Article 56 Notices
Where these Rules require notice of proceedings before the Tribunal to be served upon a person who initiated those proceedings, such a notice shall not require to be served, but in such a case a notice of hearing shall be sent intimating the date, time and place of the hearing and giving such directions as the Tribunal shall consider appropriate in the circumstances.
Where a person has notified the Tribunal in writing that that person does not wish to receive any notices or documents from the Tribunal in relation to proceedings before it specified in the notification, these Rules do not require any such notices or documents to be sent to that person.
Except where the relevant persons have already been notified of the date of the hearing under notice provided under Parts II to V of these Rules, the Clerk shall send to each relevant person, not less than 7 days before the date fixed (or such shorter period as the Tribunal or the Convener may decide is appropriate) notice of hearing intimating the date, time and place of the hearing and giving such directions as the Tribunal shall consider appropriate in the circumstances.
The Clerk shall include with a notice of hearing, information and guidance in a form approved by the President, as to–
the right of a relevant person to make representations in writing;
the attendance at the hearing of the relevant persons and witnesses, including a statement explaining the consequences of non-attendance;
the sending of documents;
the right of representation or assistance by another person;
the need to notify the Clerk if a relevant person or a witness requires assistance as referred to in rule 53;
the right of the parties to receive a copy of a decision of the Tribunal;
the availability of general procedural advice in relation to proceedings from the Office of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland; and
the availability of other sources of advice.