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RA Proof 20.7.2000
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
Part IV
(a) enable the jurisdiction of the Tribunal to be exercised at any
place in the United Kingdom by any two or more members of
the Tribunal designated for the purpose by the President of the
Tribunal;
(b) enable different members of the Tribunal to carry out functions
in relation to different complaints at the same time;
(c) prescribe the form and manner in which proceedings are to be
brought before the Tribunal or a complaint or reference is to be
made to the Tribunal;
(d) require persons bringing proceedings or making complaints or
references to take such preliminary steps, and to make such
disclosures, as may be specified in the rules for the purpose of
facilitating a determination of whether—
(i) the bringing of the proceedings, or
(ii) the making of the complaint or reference,
is frivolous or vexatious;
(e) make provision about the determination of any question as to
whether a person by whom—
(i) any proceedings have been brought before the
Tribunal, or
(ii) any complaint or reference has been made to the
Tribunal,
is a person with a right to bring those proceedings or make that
complaint or reference;
(f) prescribe the forms of hearing or consideration to be adopted by
the Tribunal in relation to particular proceedings, complaints or
references (including a form that requires any proceedings
brought before the Tribunal to be disposed of as if they were a
complaint or reference made to the Tribunal);
(g) prescribe the practice and procedure to be followed on, or in
connection with, the hearing or consideration of any
proceedings, complaint or reference (including, where
applicable, the mode and burden of proof and the admissibility
of evidence);
(h) prescribe orders that may be made by the Tribunal under section
67(6) or (7);
(i) require information about any determination, award, order or
other decision made by the Tribunal in relation to any
proceedings, complaint or reference to be provided (in addition
to any statement under section 68(4)) to the person who brought
the proceedings or made the complaint or reference, or to the
person representing his interests.
(3) Rules under this section in relation to the hearing or consideration
of any matter by the Tribunal may provide—
(a) for a person who has brought any proceedings before or made
any complaint or reference to the Tribunal to have the right to
be legally represented;
(b) for the manner in which the interests of a person who has
brought any proceedings before or made any complaint or
reference to the Tribunal are otherwise to be represented;