Article 14 Extensions of time limitsI1

The appellant or the respondent may apply to the relevant person for an extension of a relevant period.

Any such application must set out the period of the required extension and the reasons for the application.

As soon as practicable after receipt of an application under paragraph (1), the relevant person must—

If the other party consents to the application, the relevant period must be extended in accordance with the application and rule 13 has effect as if for that period there were substituted the extended period.

If the other party does not consent to the application, the application must be referred to the chair who must determine whether the relevant period should be extended and, if so, by how long; and where the chair extends the relevant period, rule 13 has effect as if for that period there were substituted the extended period.

In this rule, “relevant period” means, in relation to an application by the appellant, the period referred to in rule 13(7)(a) or (b) and, in relation to an application by the respondent, the period referred to in rule 13(3) or (9).