PART 6INCIDENTAL PROCEDURE: SPECIAL PROCEDURES

CHAPTER 22INTERVENTIONS BY CEHR AND SCHR

Invitations to intervene22.4

1

An invitation to intervene under section 14(2)(b) of the Scottish Commission for Human Rights Act 2006 is to be in Form 22.4.

2

The Clerk must send a copy of Form 22.4 to the parties to the proceedings and to the SCHR.

3

When the Clerk sends a copy of Form 22.4 to the SCHR, the Clerk must also send—

a

a copy of the note of appeal and any answers to it;

b

the appeal print, if it is available;

c

any other documents relating to the appeal that the Court thinks are relevant.

4

Where the Court invites the SCHR to intervene, it may impose any conditions that it considers desirable in the interests of justice.

5

In particular, the Court may make provision about any additional expenses incurred by the parties as a result of the intervention.