6 Request to be treated as an applicant or respondent
1 Any person may make a request to the tribunal to be joined as a party to the proceedings.
2 Any request under paragraph (1)—
(a) may be made without notice; and
(b) shall specify whether the person making the request wishes to be treated as—
(i) an applicant; or
(ii) a respondent
to the application.
3 The tribunal may grant or refuse a request under paragraph (1).
4 As soon as possible after reaching its decision on a request under paragraph (1), the tribunal shall—
(a) notify the person making the request of the decision and the reasons for it; and
(b) send a copy of the notification to the applicant and the respondent.
5 Any person whose request under paragraph (1) is granted shall be treated as an applicant or respondent, as the case may be, for the purposes of regulations 8 to 18, 20 and 24.
6 In the regulations mentioned in paragraph (5) any reference to—
(a) an applicant, or
(b) a respondent
shall be construed as including a person treated as such under this regulation and any reference to a party shall be construed as including any such person.