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Article 6 Information to be sent to the partiesI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

As soon as practicable after notice of the request for a direction has been given in accordance with rule 5, the Secretary of State shall—

(a)

notify in writing the appointed representative of the date by which any written representations as to whether a direction should be given should be received by the Secretary of State (being a date not less than 6 weeks from the date when the notice to the appointed representative is given); and

(b)

at the same time, send a copy of the notice referred to in sub-paragraph (a) to the other party.

(2)

As soon as practicable after being notified by the appointed representative that he has taken instructions from the affected person, the Secretary of State shall send to the appointed representative—

(a)

a copy of the request for the direction; and

(b)

where the potentially closed evidence includes documentary evidence or a proof of evidence of a person who intends to give oral evidence, a copy of the evidence.

Annotations

Commencement

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Rule 6 in operation at 10.6.2006, see rule 1