{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-tribunal-rules-2000/article-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-tribunal-rules-2000/article-17.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2000/3226",
  "legislation_title": "The Transport Tribunal Rules 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-tribunal-rules-2000",
  "path": "article/17",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Commencement of proceedings",
  "text": "(1) An application to which this Part applies shall be made by serving a notice in writing on the Tribunal.\n(2) The applicant’s notice shall be signed and dated by or on behalf of the applicant and shall state:\n(a) the name and address for service of the applicant;\n(b) the subject matter of the dispute;\n(c) the grounds for the application; and\n(d) the name and address of each other person who is a party to the dispute.\n(3) The secretary shall acknowledge receipt of any notice served under paragraph (1) and shall serve on each person named under paragraph (2)(d), a copy of the notice with a direction that:\n(a) any answer to the notice should be served on the Tribunal within 14 days of the service of the notice on the party; and\n(b) in default of any answer, the party will not be heard at any hearing except with the permission of the Tribunal.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/3226/article/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:09:24.277324+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."
}