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(1)[F2The Chamber President] must decide whether to—
(a)refer an application under section 22(1) [F3or 22(1A)] to [F4the First-tier Tribunal] , or
(b)reject the application.
(2)The [F5Chamber President] may reject an application only if the [F5Chamber President] considers—
(a)that it is vexatious or frivolous,
(b)where the tenant [F6or third party applicant] has previously made an identical or substantially similar application in relation to the same house, that there has not been a reasonable period of time between the applications, or
(c)that the dispute to which the application relates has been resolved.
(3)The [F7Chamber President] must make a decision under subsection (1)—
(a)within 14 days of the [F8First-tier Tribunal’s] receipt of the application concerned, or
(b)where the [F9Chamber President] considers—
(i)that the decision cannot be made without further information, or
(ii)that there is a reasonable prospect of the dispute being resolved by the parties,
by such later date as the [F10Chamber President] considers reasonable.
(4)The [F11Chamber President] must, as soon as practicable after rejecting an application [F12under section 22(1)] give notice of the rejection—
(a)to the tenant, and
(b)where the [F11Chamber President] is aware of the name and address of a person who acts for the tenant in relation to the application, to that person.
[F13(4A)The [F14Chamber President] must, as soon as practicable after rejecting an application under section 22(1A) give notice of the rejection to—
(a)the third party applicant, and
(b)the tenant.]
(5)[F15A notice under subsection (4) or (4A)] must—
(a)set out the reasons for the rejection, and
(b)explain the procedure for appealing against it.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 23 heading substituted (1.12.2016) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Private Rented Housing Panel) Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/338), reg. 1(2), sch. 2 para. 2(5) (with sch. 1 para. 5)
F2Words in s. 23(1) substituted (1.12.2016) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Private Rented Housing Panel) Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/338), reg. 1(2), sch. 2 para. 2(4)(a) (with sch. 1 para. 5)
F3Words in s. 23(1) inserted (1.12.2015) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 14), ss. 25(4)(a), 104(3); S.S.I. 2015/349, art. 3, sch.
F4Words in s. 23(1)(a) substituted (1.12.2016) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Private Rented Housing Committees) Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/337), reg. 1(2), sch. 2 para. 6(3) (with sch. 1)
F5Words in s. 23(2) substituted (1.12.2016) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Private Rented Housing Panel) Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/338), reg. 1(2), sch. 2 para. 2(4)(b) (with sch. 1 para. 5)
F6Words in s. 23(2)(b) inserted (1.12.2015) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 14), ss. 25(4)(b), 104(3); S.S.I. 2015/349, art. 3, sch.
F7Words in s. 23(3) substituted (1.12.2016) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Private Rented Housing Panel) Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/338), reg. 1(2), sch. 2 para. 2(4)(c)(i) (with sch. 1 para. 5)
F8Words in s. 23(3)(a) substituted (1.12.2016) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Private Rented Housing Panel) Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/338), reg. 1(2), sch. 2 para. 2(4)(c)(ii) (with sch. 1 para. 5)
F9Words in s. 23(3)(b) substituted (1.12.2016) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Private Rented Housing Panel) Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/338), reg. 1(2), sch. 2 para. 2(4)(c)(iii) (with sch. 1 para. 5)
F10Words in s. 23(3) substituted (1.12.2016) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Private Rented Housing Panel) Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/338), reg. 1(2), sch. 2 para. 2(4)(c)(iv) (with sch. 1 para. 5)
F11Words in s. 23(4) substituted (1.12.2016) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Private Rented Housing Panel) Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/338), reg. 1(2), sch. 2 para. 2(4)(d) (with sch. 1 para. 5)
F12Words in s. 23(4) inserted (1.12.2015) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 14), ss. 25(4)(c), 104(3); S.S.I. 2015/349, art. 3, sch.
F13S. 23(4A) inserted (1.12.2015) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 14), ss. 25(4)(d), 104(3); S.S.I. 2015/349, art. 3, sch.
F14Words in s. 23(4A) substituted (1.12.2016) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Private Rented Housing Panel) Regulations 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/338), reg. 1(2), sch. 2 para. 2(4)(e) (with sch. 1 para. 5)
F15Words in s. 23(5) substituted (1.12.2015) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 14), ss. 25(4)(e), 104(3); S.S.I. 2015/349, art. 3, sch.
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