The Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Rules 1951

Representatives

19.—(1) Where a summons or notice is served in manner provided by paragraph (4) of Rule 17 or an application is made in manner provided by paragraph (1) of Rule 18, the person to whom the summons or notice is delivered or by whom the application is made, as the case may be (in this Rule called “the representative”), shall be entitled to attend and be heard at the hearing of the summons as if he were the respondent or the person on whose behalf the application is made.

(2) If the court or a judge is of opinion that the representative has acted unreasonably in opposing, making or prosecuting the application, the court or judge may make an order for payment by him of the costs of any other party, but save as aforesaid the representative shall not be personally liable for such costs.