The Copyright Tribunal Rules 1989

Intervener’s application (Forms 5 & 6)

23.—(1) A person or organisation who claims to have a substantial interest in proceedings in respect of a reference or an application under rule 20 may apply to the Tribunal to be made a party to that reference or application by serving on the Secretary a notice of intervention in Form 5, together with a statement of his interest.

(2) As soon as practicable after receipt of a notice under this rule the Secretary shall–

(a)serve a copy of the notice on every other party to the proceedings, and

(b)serve on the intervener a copy of the applicant’s reference or application and statement of case, together with any other notice of intervention which has been served on him.

(3) Within 14 days of the service upon him of the notice, a party intending to object to an intervener’s credentials shall serve on the Secretary a notice of objection in Form 6 and shall serve a copy of the same on the intervener and inform the Secretary of the date of such service.

(4) The Tribunal, after considering the intervener’s application and any objection to his credentials and, if it considers necessary, after having given the intervener and any party who has served a notice of objection an opportunity of being heard, shall, if satisfied of the substantial interest of the intervener, grant the application and may thereupon give such directions or further directions as to the taking of any steps required or authorised under these Rules or as to any further matter as may be necessary to enable the intervener to participate in the proceedings as a party.

(5) Subject to any direction to the contrary that the Chairman may give under rule 11(2)(vii) an objection to an intervener’s credentials shall not operate as a stay of proceedings and shall be considered by the Tribunal at the same time as the reference or application in question.