Competing applicationsN.I.
51.—(1) For the purposes of this paragraph—N.I.
(a)the original application is the application referred to in paragraph 38(1) or 46(1), and
(b)the competing application is the other application referred to in paragraph 38(2) or the application in question referred to in paragraph 46(2);
but an application cannot be an original application unless it was made under paragraph 11(2) or 12(2).
(2) This paragraph applies if—
(a)the Court decides that the competing application is not admissible by reason of paragraph 38 or is invalid by reason of paragraph 46,
(b)at the time the decision is made the parties to the original application have not agreed the appropriate bargaining unit under paragraph 18, and the Court has not decided the appropriate bargaining unit under paragraph 19[F1 or 19A], in relation to the application, and
(c)the 10 per cent test (within the meaning given by paragraph 14) is satisfied with regard to the competing application.
(3) In such a case—
(a)the Court must cancel the original application,
(b)the Court must give notice to the parties to the application that it has been cancelled,
(c)no further steps are to be taken under this Part in relation to the application, and
(d)the application shall be treated as if it had never been admissible.