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The Agricultural Land Tribunals (Succession) Rules 1984 - continued

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PART II

GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO APPLICATIONS AND REPLIES

Service of documents by secretary
    10. (1) As soon as possible after receiving from any person any document under rule 3, 4, 6, 7 or 8 the secretary shall serve one copy thereof on every other person who, in accordance with rule 9, is a party to the proceedings on that application.

    (2) As soon as possible after any fresh application under rule 3(1) is made in respect of a holding, the secretary shall serve on the fresh applicant one copy of every document which has not already been served on him but which would have been served on him had he been a party from the outset to the proceedings.

    (3) As soon as possible after the expiry of the relevant period, the secretary shall serve on all those persons whose names and addresses were supplied under rule 5(2) by any applicant notice of the existence of the proceedings in respect of the holding and of the names and addresses of the parties thereto, and shall inform each of those persons that, if he so requests in writing, a copy of the eventual decision of the tribunal will be sent to him by the secretary.

Application of principal rules relating to applications and replies
    
11. (1) Rules 16 (except for paragraph (5)) and 18 (except for paragraph (2)) of the principal rules shall apply to applications and replies under this Part of these rules.

    (2) Rule 15(2) of the principal rules shall apply in the case of an application by the landlord under this Part of these rules.

    (3) Rule 18(2) of the principal rules shall apply to a reply under rule 7 of these rules if the relevant period has expired and, following the withdrawal of the reply, there is no other outstanding reply to the application by the landlord.

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