23[Consideration of applications]S
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(1)[The Chamber President] must decide whether to—
(a)refer an application under section 22(1) [or 22(1A)] to [the First-tier Tribunal] , or
(b)reject the application.
(2)The [Chamber President] may reject an application only if the [Chamber President] considers—
(a)that it is vexatious or frivolous,
(b)where the tenant [or third party applicant] has previously made an identical or substantially similar application in relation to the same house, that there has not been a reasonable period of time between the applications, or
(c)that the dispute to which the application relates has been resolved.
(3)The [Chamber President] must make a decision under subsection (1)—
(a)within 14 days of the [First-tier Tribunal’s] receipt of the application concerned, or
(b)where the [Chamber President] considers—
(i)that the decision cannot be made without further information, or
(ii)that there is a reasonable prospect of the dispute being resolved by the parties,
by such later date as the [Chamber President] considers reasonable.
(4)The [Chamber President] must, as soon as practicable after rejecting an application [under section 22(1)] give notice of the rejection—
(a)to the tenant, and
(b)where the [Chamber President] is aware of the name and address of a person who acts for the tenant in relation to the application, to that person.
[(4A)The [Chamber President] must, as soon as practicable after rejecting an application under section 22(1A) give notice of the rejection to—
(a)the third party applicant, and
(b)the tenant.]
(5)[A notice under subsection (4) or (4A)] must—
(a)set out the reasons for the rejection, and
(b)explain the procedure for appealing against it.