23.—(1) A party may request the tribunal to give a direction by order under its general power in section 230(2) of the 2004 Act.
(2) A party to whom a procedural direction is addressed may request the tribunal to vary it or set it aside.
(3) A request referred to in paragraph (1) or (2) may be made—
(a)orally at a case management conference or hearing;
(b)in writing; or
(c)by such other means as the tribunal may permit.
(4) A party making a request under paragraph (1) must specify the procedural directions which are sought and the reasons for seeking them.
(5) A single qualified member of the panel may give a procedural direction as to any matter which is—
(a)preliminary to an oral hearing; or
(b)preliminary or incidental to a determination.
(6) In paragraphs (2), (4) and (5) “procedural direction” (“cyfarwyddyd gweithdrefnol”) means any direction other than a direction set out in paragraphs (a) to (e) of section 230(5) or paragraphs (a) to (d) of section 230(5A) of the 2004 Act.