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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/restrictive-practices-court-protection-of-consumers-rules-1976/article-13",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1976/1898",
  "legislation_title": "The Restrictive Practices Court (Protection of Consumers) Rules 1976",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/restrictive-practices-court-protection-of-consumers-rules-1976",
  "path": "article/13",
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  "number": "13",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) With a view to providing an occasion for the consideration of the preparations for the final hearing, so that—\n(a) all matters which can be dealt with on interlocutory applications and have not already been dealt with (including, in Scotland, any preliminary question of relevancy or sufficiency of specification arising on the pleadings) may, so far as possible, be dealt with; and\n(b) such directions may be given as to the future course of the proceedings as appear best adapted to secure the just, expeditious and economical disposal thereof,\nthe Director shall, as soon as practicable after every respondent has delivered an answer or after the time for doing so has expired (or in Scotland as soon as practicable after the closing of the record), make an application to the Court for directions and shall serve notice of the application on every respondent who has entered an appearance.\n(2) The proper officer of the Court shall fix a date for the hearing of the application for directions and serve notice of the time and place of the hearing on every respondent who has entered an appearance, and rule 23(3) of the principal Rules (except sub-paragraph (k)) shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to the application for directions as if—\n(a) references to the notice of reference or to any statement of case were references to the notice of application; and\n(b) for the word “agreement” in sub-paragraph (i) there were substituted the words “course of conduct”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1976/1898/article/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:16:28.465339+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."
}