Housing Act 2004

5 (1) Procedure regulations may include— E+W

(a) provision relating to the supply of information and documents by a party to the proceedings, and

(b) in particular any provision authorised by the following provisions of this paragraph.

(2) The regulations may include provision for requiring, or empowering the tribunal to require, a party to proceedings before a tribunal—

(a) to supply to the tribunal information or documents specified, or of a description specified, in the regulations or in an order made by the tribunal;

(b) to supply to any other party copies of any information or documents supplied to the tribunal;

(c) to supply any such information, documents or copies by such time as is specified in or determined in accordance with the regulations or order.

(3) The regulations may also include provision—

(a) for granting a party to the proceedings such disclosure or inspection of documents, or such right to further information, as might be granted by a county court;

(b) for requiring persons to attend to give evidence and produce documents;

(c) for authorising the administration of oaths to witnesses.

(4) The regulations may include provision empowering a tribunal to dismiss, or allow, the whole or part of an appeal or application in a case where a party to the proceedings has failed to comply with—

(a) a requirement imposed by regulations made by virtue of this paragraph, or

(b) an order of the tribunal made by virtue of any such regulations.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 13 para. 5 wholly in force at 16.6.2006; Sch. 13 para. 5 in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent see s. 270(2)(b); Sch. 13 para. 5 in force for E. at. 4.7.2005 by S.I. 2005/1729, art. 2(b) (subject to art. 3); Sch. 13 para. 5 in force for W. at 16.6.2006 by S.I. 2006/1535, art. 2(a) (with Sch.)