# The Welsh Language Tribunal Rules 2015, Article 33: Failure to comply with directions


(1) If a party has not complied with a direction given under these Rules within the time specified in the direction the Tribunal may—
(a) where the party in default is the applicant, dismiss the application without a hearing,
(b) where the party in default is the Commissioner, determine the application without a hearing,
(c) hold a hearing—
(i) without notifying the party in default, at which the party in default is not present or represented, or
(ii) where the parties have been notified of the hearing in accordance with rule 36(1), directing that neither the party in default nor any person who is intended to represent that party or to give evidence on that party’s behalf is entitled to be heard at the hearing.
(2) In this rule “the party in default” (“y parti diffygiol”) means the party who has failed to comply with the direction.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2015/1028/article/33 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welsh-language-tribunal-rules-2015/article-33
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