F1PART 79F5PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE COUNTER-TERRORISM ACT 2008, PART 1 OF THE TERRORIST ASSET-FREEZING ETC. ACT 2010 AND PART 1 OF THE SANCTIONS AND ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING ACT 2018
Pt. 79 heading substituted (1.3.2019) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) (EU Exit) Rules 2019 (S.I. 2019/147), rules 1, 3(3)(a)
SECTION 4GENERAL PROVISIONS F4APPLICABLE TO SECTIONS 2 AND 3 OF THIS PART
Words in Pt. 79 Section 4 heading inserted (24.12.2010) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.4) Rules 2010 (S.I. 2010/3038), rules 1(2), 3(j)
Appointment of a special advocate79.18
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Subject to paragraph (2), F6the appropriate Minister must immediately give notice of the proceedings to the Attorney General—
a
upon being served with any claim form, application notice or appeal notice; or
in proceedings to which F2Section 2 or 3 of this Part applies.
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Paragraph (1) applies unless—
a
i
oppose the claim, application or appeal; or
ii
apply for permission to withhold closed material from a party and that party’s legal representative; or
b
a special advocate has already been appointed to represent the interests of a party other than F6the appropriate Minister and that special advocate is not prevented from communicating with that party by virtue of rule 79.20.
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Where any proceedings to which F3Section 2 or 3 of this Part applies are pending but no special advocate has been appointed, any party may request the Attorney General to appoint a special advocate.
Pt. 79 inserted (4.12.2008) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2008 (S.I. 2008/3085), rule 1, Sch.