Amendments to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) Rules 2003

11.  After rule 11, insert—

“Withdrawal of appeal

11A.— (1) An appellant may withdraw an appeal—

(a) orally, at a hearing; or

(b) at any time, by filing written notice with the Commission.

(2) An appeal shall be treated as withdrawn if the Secretary of State notifies the Commission that the decision to which the appeal relates has been withdrawn.

(3) If an appeal is withdrawn or treated as withdrawn, the Commission must serve on the parties and on any special advocate a notice that the appeal has been recorded as having been withdrawn.

Striking out

11B.   The Commission may strike out—

(a) a notice of appeal or the Secretary of State’s reply, if it appears to the Commission that it discloses no reasonable grounds for bringing or defending the appeal, as the case may be; or

(b) a notice of appeal, if it appears to the Commission that it is an abuse of the Commission’s process.”.