SCHEDULE 2F4The First-Tier Tribunal: procedure etc.

Annotations:

Notification of referral

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1

F5On receipt of a referral of a tenant’s application under section 23(1) the First-tier Tribunal must, as soon as practicable after receiving the reference, serve notice on the landlord and the tenant—

a

setting out the detail of the application in such manner as the F6First-tier Tribunal thinks fit,

F10b

stating that the Chamber President has referred the application to be heard by the First-tier Tribunal, and

c

specifying the day by which any—

i

written representations, or

ii

request to make oral representations,

must be made.

2

The day so specified—

a

must be at least 14 days after the day on which the notice is served, and

b

may, at the request of F2the landlord or the tenant , be changed to such later day as the F7First-tier Tribunal thinks fit.

3

The F8First-tier Tribunal must notify F3the landlord and the tenant of any change under sub-paragraph (2)(b).

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In the case of an application under section 22(1A), the F9First-tier Tribunal must, in addition to carrying out the matters mentioned in sub-paragraphs (1) to (3)—

a

serve on the third party applicant a notice containing the matters mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) to (c),

b

if the F9First-tier Tribunal thinks fit following a request of the third party applicant, change the day specified for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(c),

c

notify—

i

the third party applicant of any change under sub-paragraph (2)(b),

ii

the landlord and the tenant of any change under paragraph (b).