{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/royal-ulster-constabulary-appeals-regulations-2000/regulation-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/royal-ulster-constabulary-appeals-regulations-2000/regulation-12.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2000/317",
  "legislation_title": "Royal Ulster Constabulary (Appeals) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/royal-ulster-constabulary-appeals-regulations-2000",
  "path": "regulation/12",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Procedure at hearing",
  "text": "(1) Where a case is to be determined at a hearing, the chairman of the tribunal shall cause the appellant and respondent to be given notice of the date of the hearing not less than 28 days, or such shorter period as may with the agreement of both parties be determined, before the hearing begins.\n(2) It shall be within the discretion of the tribunal to proceed with the hearing in the absence of either party, whether represented or not, if it appears proper to do so, and may adjourn it from time to time as may appear necessary for the due hearing of the case.\n(3) Any decision of the Tribunal shall be based on a simple majority and where the Tribunal finds itself equally divided the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote, but the Tribunal shall not indicate whether it was taken unanimously or by a majority.\n(4) Subject to the regulations, the procedure at a hearing shall be determined by the tribunal.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulations revoked with savings (1.6.2016) by The Police Appeals Tribunals Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/43), reg. 2(1) (with reg. 2(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 12 in operation at 6.11.2000, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2000/317/regulation/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:14:16.865748+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."
}