SCHEDULE 2The First-Tier Tribunal: procedure etc.

Notification of referral

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(1)

F1On receipt of a referral of a tenant’s application under section 23(1) the First-tier Tribunal must, as soon as practicable after receiving the reference, serve notice on the landlord and the tenant—

(a)

setting out the detail of the application in such manner as the F2First-tier Tribunal thinks fit,

F3(b)

stating that the Chamber President has referred the application to be heard by the First-tier Tribunal, and

(c)

specifying the day by which any—

(i)

written representations, or

(ii)

request to make oral representations,

must be made.

(2)

The day so specified—

(a)

must be at least 14 days after the day on which the notice is served, and

(b)

may, at the request of F4the landlord or the tenant , be changed to such later day as the F5First-tier Tribunal thinks fit.

(3)

The F6First-tier Tribunal must notify F7the landlord and the tenant of any change under sub-paragraph (2)(b).

F8(4)

In the case of an application under section 22(1A), the F9First-tier Tribunal must, in addition to carrying out the matters mentioned in sub-paragraphs (1) to (3)—

(a)

serve on the third party applicant a notice containing the matters mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) to (c),

(b)

if the F9First-tier Tribunal thinks fit following a request of the third party applicant, change the day specified for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(c),

(c)

notify—

(i)

the third party applicant of any change under sub-paragraph (2)(b),

(ii)

the landlord and the tenant of any change under paragraph (b).