The Charity Tribunal Rules 2008

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Introduction

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART 2 General matters in appeals and applications

   1. 3. Directions

   2. 4. Application for permission to make a late appeal or application

   3. 5. Powers of Tribunal to strike out etc.

   4. 6. Failure to comply

   5. 7. Irregularities

   6. 8. Signature of documents

   7. 9. Calculation of time

   8. 10. Sending of notices

   9. 11. Orders against a vexatious litigant

   10. 12. Consolidation of appeals or applications

   11. 13. Pre-hearing review

   12. 14. Preliminary questions

   13. 15. Exceptions to disclosure

   14. 16. Provision of copy documents

4. PART 3 Initiating an appeal or application

   1. 17. Appeal notice

   2. 18. Commission’s response

   3. 19. Appellant’s reply

   4. 20. Secondary disclosure by the Commission

5. PART 4 Hearings of appeals and applications

   1. 21. Fixing the time and place of the hearing of the appeal or application

   2. 22. Intervention by Attorney General in appeals and applications

   3. 23. Requests to the Attorney General for assistance

   4. 24. Withdrawal of appeal or application and unopposed appeals or applications

   5. 25. Determination without oral hearing

   6. 26. Public hearings and directions for private hearings

   7. 27. Representation at hearings

   8. 28. Adjournment of hearing

   9. 29. Procedure at hearings

   10. 30. Failure to attend a hearing

   11. 31. Publication of decisions of the Tribunal

   12. 32. Notification of the Tribunal’s decision

   13. 33. Costs

   14. 34. Review of the Tribunal’s decision

6. PART 5 Appeals from the Tribunal in appeals and applications

   1. 35. Permission to appeal to the High Court

   2. 36. Decision as to permission to appeal to the High Court

   3. 37. Appeal remitted by the High Court for rehearing

7. PART 6 Special provisions for references

   1. 38. Notice of reference

   2. 39. Respondent’s notice

   3. 40. Procedure at the reference hearing

8. Signature

9. Explanatory Note