PART 2RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TRIBUNAL PROCEDURES

Supply of information and documents by parties19

1

Subject to paragraph (5), the tribunal may make an order requiring a party to supply to the tribunal any information or document which it is in the power of that party to supply and which is specified, or is of a description specified, in the order.

2

The tribunal may make an order requiring a party to supply to another party, or to an interested person, copies of any documents supplied or to be supplied to the tribunal under paragraph (1).

3

A party who is subject to an order made under paragraph (1) or (2) must supply such information, documents or copies by such time as may be specified in, or determined in accordance with, the order.

4

Subject to paragraph (5) the tribunal may make an order requiring any person to attend an oral hearing to give evidence and produce any documents specified, or of a description specified, in the order which it is in the power of that person to produce.

5

Paragraphs (1) and (4) do not apply in relation to any document which a person could not be compelled to produce on the trial of an action in a court of law in England and Wales.

6

A single qualified member of the panel may make an order under paragraph (1), (2) or (4) which is—

a

preliminary to an oral hearing; or

b

preliminary or incidental to a determination.