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PART II
HEARINGS
Date and place of hearing
12. As soon as practicable the chairman
shall fix a date, time and place for the hearing of all applications made in
the proceedings under this Part of these rules.
Duty to adjourn part of hearing
13. (1) Where on the date of the hearing the landlord has not made an application under
rule 4(3) but the time allowed for him to do so has not expired, the tribunal
shall not proceed to give a direction under section 20 of the 1976 Act except
with the consent of the landlord.
(2)
Where on the date of the hearing the time allowed for a reply under rule 7 has
not expired, or has not started to run, the tribunal shall not proceed to hear
the application of the landlord except with the consent of every applicant who
has not yet replied thereto.
(3)
Where under this rule consent is required but is not given the tribunal shall
adjourn the proceedings and the chairman shall give such directions as he thinks
fit for the further hearing of the proceedings.
Application of principal rules relating to preparation for hearing and to hearing
14.
Rules 19, 20, 23(3) and (4), 24, 25, 26(2) and (3) and 27 of the principal
rules shall apply with the necessary modifications to applications under this
Part of these rules.
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