The Social Care Tribunals Rules (Northern Ireland) 2003

Notice of hearing etc.

4.—(1) The chairman of the tribunal shall –

(a) so far as practicable within twenty-eight days of his appointment, fix a date, time and place for the hearing of the appeal;

(b) not less than forty-two days before the date so fixed –

(i) serve on the appellant notice in the form set out in the Schedule, and

(ii) send a copy of the notice to the registration authority.

(2) Where the appeal is against a decision of the registration authority, the authority shall not less than thirty days before the date fixed for the hearing of the appeal –

(a) send to the secretary of the tribunal four copies of the reason for the decision; and

(b) serve a copy of the statement on the appellant.

(3) Where the appeal is against an order of a justice of the peace under Article 10 or, as the case may be, 23 of the 1992 Order, the registration authority shall not less than thirty days before the date fixed for the hearing send to the secretary of the tribunal four copies of the statement which supported the authority’s application for the order.

(4) The appellant shall not less than twenty-one days before the date fixed for the hearing send –

(a) to the secretary of the tribunal, four copies of a statement, signed by or on behalf of the appellant, of the grounds of the appeal; and

(b) to the registration authority, a copy of the statement.