The Education (Registered Inspectors of Schools Appeal Tribunal and Registered Nursery Education Inspectors Appeal Tribunal) (Procedure) Regulations 1999

Miscellaneous powers of Tribunal

31.—(1) Subject to the provisions of the Act and these Regulations, the Tribunal may regulate its own procedure.

(2) The Tribunal may, if it thinks fit:–

(a) extend the time appointed by or under these Regulations for doing any act, notwithstanding that the time appointed may have expired;

(b) if the appellant shall at any time give notice of the withdrawal of his appeal, dismiss the proceedings;

(c) if both the parties agree in writing upon the terms of a decision to be made by the Tribunal, decide accordingly (and in making any such decision, it shall not be necessary for the Tribunal to give reasons);

(d) subject to the proviso below, at any stage of the proceedings order to be struck out or amended any notice, reply, supplementary statement or written representation on the grounds that it is scandalous, frivolous or vexatious;

(e) subject to the proviso below, order any appeal to be struck out for undue delay:

• Provided that before making any order under sub-paragraphs (d) or (e) above, the Tribunal shall send notice to the party against whom it is proposed that any such order should be made giving him an opportunity to explain why such an order should not be made.