{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tribunal-procedure-first-tier-tribunal-war-pensions-and-armed-forces-compensation-chamber-rules-2008/article-6",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/2686",
  "legislation_title": "The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Chamber) Rules 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tribunal-procedure-first-tier-tribunal-war-pensions-and-armed-forces-compensation-chamber-rules-2008",
  "path": "article/6",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Procedure for applying for and giving directions",
  "text": "(1) The Tribunal may give a direction on the application of one or more of the parties or on its own initiative.\n(2) An application for a direction may be made—\n(a) by sending or delivering a written application to the Tribunal; or\n(b) orally during the course of a hearing.\n(3) An application for a direction must include the reason for making that application.\n(3A) A party making a written application must send a copy of the application to every other party to the proceedings and to any other person that may be affected by the direction applied for, and request that any comments on the application should be sent to the Tribunal within the period of 7 days beginning with the day that a copy of the application is received, or such earlier period as the Tribunal directs.\n(4) Unless the Tribunal considers that there is good reason not to do so, the Tribunal must send written notice of any direction to every party to the proceedings and to any other person affected by the direction.\n(5) If a party or any other person sent notice of the direction under paragraph (4) wishes to challenge a direction which the Tribunal has given, they may do so by applying for another direction which amends, suspends or sets aside the first direction.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Rule 6(3A) inserted (6.4.2023) by The Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/327), rules 1, 4(2) (with rule 7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in rule 6(3A) substituted (25.12.2023) by The Tribunal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/1280), rules 1, 2(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2686/article/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:23:28.420299+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."
}