14.—(1) This regulation applies where separate applications have been made which, in the opinion of the tribunal—
(a)in the case of applications made under the 2004 Act—
(i)involve related issues concerning the same premises; or
(ii)are made in respect of two or more premises in which the same person is the person having control of each of those premises and the same LHA is either the applicant or respondent in respect of each of those premises;
(b)in the case of applications made under the 1983 Act—
(i)involve related issues concerning the same protected site; or
(ii)are made in respect of two or more protected sites and the site owner of each of those sites is the same.
(2) Where paragraph (1) applies, the tribunal may order that—
(a)some or all of those applications; or
(b)particular issues or matters raised in the applications,
are determined together.
(3) A single qualified member of the panel may exercise the power conferred by paragraph (2).