The General Commissioners (Jurisdiction and Procedure) Regulations 1994

Consideration of draft case

21.—(1) Within fifty six days after the receipt of a notice served under regulation 20(1) requiring a case to be stated or, if a notice is served under regulation 20(3), within fifty six days after the day on which a question of law is identified to the satisfaction of the Tribunal, the Clerk shall send a draft of the case to the party who required the case to be stated and to the other party or parties.

(2) Within fifty six days after the draft case is sent to the parties under paragraph (1) above, any party may make representations on the draft to the Clerk in writing and shall at the same time send a copy of any representations so made to the other party or parties.

(3) Within twenty eight days after the latest date on which representations may be made under paragraph (2) above, any party may make further representations on the draft to the Clerk in writing in response to any representations made under paragraph (2) above, and shall at the same time send a copy of such further representations to the other party or parties.

(4) A failure by the Clerk to send a draft case within the time specified in paragraph (1) above, or a failure by a party to make representations within the time specified in paragraph (2) or (3) above, or to send a copy of representations under either of those paragraphs to the other party or parties, shall not affect the validity of the case after it has been stated and signed pursuant to regulation 22, or of any subsequent proceedings in relation to the case.

(5) Where a party fails to send a copy of any representations to another party in accordance with paragraph (2) or (3) above, that other party may apply to the Clerk for a copy of the representations.