The Welsh Language Tribunal Rules 2015

Disclosure of documents and other material

32.—(1) The Tribunal may—

(a) direct a party to submit to the Tribunal by a specified date any document or other material which the Tribunal may require and which it is in the power of that party to submit,

(b) give a direction on—

(i) any issue on which disclosure of evidence is required,

(ii) the nature and extent of the disclosure,

(iii) the manner in which the document or other evidence is to be provided to the Tribunal, and

(iv) the exclusion of any document or other evidence which is irrelevant, unnecessary or improperly obtained.

(2) The Tribunal may impose a condition on the supply of a copy of any document or other material submitted in compliance with a direction given under paragraph (1) that the party receiving it must use the copy only for the purposes of the application.

(3) The Tribunal may require a written undertaking to observe the condition referred to in paragraph (2) before supplying a copy.

(4) The Tribunal may grant to a party an order for such disclosure or inspection of documents (including the taking of copies) as might be granted under the Civil Procedure Rules 1998(1).

(5) An order under paragraph (4) must contain a warning that any person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with requirements regarding disclosure or inspection of documents is liable under section 126 of the Measure on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

(1)

S.I. 1998/ 3132 (as amended).