§ 497 — Regulations on procedure

497. Regulations may prescribe the practice and procedure to be followed in the Tribunals, including —(a)

the persons who may bring proceedings before a Tribunal;

(b)

the manner in which, and the time within which, a proceeding is to be brought;

(c)

the parties to a proceeding before a Tribunal (including persons who may be joined as parties);

(d)

any notice or publicity to be given of a proceeding or an intended proceeding before a Tribunal;

(e)

any notice or publicity to be given of an order or an intended order of a Tribunal;

(f)

the manner in which a summons of a Tribunal is to be made or served;

(g)

the scale of costs, fees and expenses to be paid to any party or witness;

(h)

the costs and fees payable in proceedings before a Tribunal;

(i)

the manner in which an order or a report of a Tribunal is to be made;

(j)

the procedure to be followed in a Tribunal in relation to making a reference under section 494;

(k)

circumstances in which a Tribunal must or may suspend an order made by it and, in relation to a suspended order, modifications to any provisions of this Act relating to the effect of an order; and

(l)

matters that are to be or may be regulated by practice directions issued for the time being by the president.