The Residential Property Tribunal Procedures and Fees (Wales) Regulations 2012

Made: 23 February 2012

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales: 28 February 2012

Coming into force: 21 March 2012

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PART 1 — GENERAL

Title, commencement and application

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Interpretation

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PART 2 — RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TRIBUNAL PROCEDURES

The overriding objective and parties' obligation to co-operate with the tribunal

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Request for extension of time to make an application

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Limit on the number of pitches, mobile homes or references on a single application under the 1983 Act

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Particulars of application

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Applications following transfer of application made under the 1983 Act from the court to a tribunal

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Acknowledgement and notification of application by tribunal

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Reply by respondent

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Urgent IMO authorisation applications

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Urgent applications under the 1983 Act relating to sale or gift of a mobile home

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Applications under the 1983 Act relating to detrimental effect of mobile homes on the amenity of the site

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Request by a person to be treated as an applicant or respondent

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Determining applications together

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Payment of fees

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Representatives

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Supply of information and documents to interested persons

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Supply of documents by tribunal

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Supply of information and documents by parties

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Failure to comply with an order to supply information and documents

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Determination without a hearing

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Interim orders

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Directions

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Inspection of premises and neighbourhood

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Expert evidence

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Case management conference

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Other case management powers

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Notice of hearing

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Postponement of hearing

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Hearing

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Hearing in public or private

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Persons entitled to be present at a hearing held in private

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Failure of a party to appear at a hearing

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Decisions of a tribunal in determining applications

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Determination of costs

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Withdrawal of application

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Enforcement

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Permission to appeal

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Assistance to participants

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Requirements for supply of notices and documents

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Time

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Frivolous and vexatious etc applications

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Irregularities

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Signature of documents

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PART 3 — RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TRIBUNAL FEES

Fees for applications made under the 2004 Act

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Fees for applications made under the 1985 Act

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Fees for applications made under the 1983 Act

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Payment of fees

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Liability to pay fee and waiver of fees

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Reimbursement of fees

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Revocation

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SCHEDULE — Additional details with regard to certain Applications

Applications made under the 2004 Act

Applications relating to improvement notices

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Applications relating to prohibition orders

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Applications relating to emergency remedial action

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Applications relating to HMO licensing

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Applications relating to selective licensing of other residential accommodation

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Applications relating to interim and final management orders

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Applications in relation to empty dwelling management orders

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Applications in relation to overcrowding notices

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Applications made under the 1985 Act

Applications relating to demolition orders

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Applications relating to work on unfit premises

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Applications made under the 1983 Act

Applications relating to failure to give a written statement

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Applications relating to additional implied terms or variation or deletion of implied terms

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Applications relating to any question under the 1983 Act

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Applications relating to detrimental effect of mobile homes on the amenity of the site

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Applications relating to termination by the site owner

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Applications relating to approval of person on sale or gift of mobile homes

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Applications relating to re-siting of mobile homes

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Applications relating to the return of re-sited mobile homes

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Applications relating to the pitch fee

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Applications relating to improvements to be taken into account in the pitch fee

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Applications relating to qualifying residents' associations

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Signed

Huw Lewis — Minister for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage, one of the Welsh Ministers — 23 February 2012

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: The functions conferred on the National Assembly for Wales by the Housing Act 2004 are exercisable by the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 162 of and paragraph 30(2)(c) of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)

[^f00002]: 2004 c. 34.

[^f00003]: 2007 c. 15.

[^f00004]: 1985 c. 68.

[^f00005]: The 1983 Act extends to England and Wales and Scotland and has been substantially amended in relation to England and Wales by sections 206-208 of the Housing Act 2004; and in relation to Wales by the Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment of Schedule 1) (Wales) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/3151) and the Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Jurisdiction of Residential Property Tribunals) (Wales) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/899 (W.119)) and in relation to England by the Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Jurisdiction of Residential Property Tribunals) (England) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1005), the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Amendments to the Mobile Homes Act 1983) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1004) and the Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment of Schedule 1) (England) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1755) and the Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment of Schedule 1 and Consequential Amendments) (England) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1003).

[^f00006]: For the meaning of “interim management order” see section 101(3) of the 2004 Act.

[^f00007]: For the meaning of “local housing authority” see section 261(4) of the 2004 Act.

[^f00008]: By section 229 of the Housing Act 2004 (c. 34) any jurisdiction of a residential property tribunal by or under any enactment is exercisable by a rent assessment committee constituted in accordance with Schedule 10 to the Rent Act 1977 (c. 42).

[^f00009]: For the meaning of “single qualified member of the panel” see paragraph 6(2) to (4) of Schedule 13 to the Housing Act 2004.

[^f00010]: 1971 c. 80.

[^f00011]: 1992 c. 4. The Social Security Benefits and Contributions Act 1992 was amended by the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21), section 60 and Schedule 6. There are other amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00012]: 1995 c. 18. The Jobseekers Act 1995 was amended by the Welfare Reform and Pensioners Act 1999 (c. 30), sections 59 and 88 and Schedules 7 and 13.

[^f00013]: 2002 c. 21.

[^f00014]: 2002 c. 16.

[^f00015]: 2007 c. 5.

[^f00016]: See section 11(3), (4) and (6) of the Tax Credits Act 2002.

[^f00017]: See section 8 of the Tax Credits Act 2002.

[^f00018]: A “polygamous marriage” means any marriage during the subsistence of which a party to it is married to more than one person and the ceremony of marriage took place under the law of a country which permits polygamy.

[^f00019]: S.I. 2006/1641 (W. 156).

[^f00020]: S.I. 2006/1642 (W. 157).

[^f00021]: See section 262 of the 2004 Act for the definition of “occupier”.

[^f00022]: See section 73(1) of the 2004 Act for the definition of “the appropriate person”.

[^f00023]: See section 130(11) of the 2004 Act for the definition of “relevant landlord”.

[^f00024]: See section 132(4)(c) of the 2004 Act for the definition of “relevant proprietor”.

[^f00025]: Sections 269, 272 and 317 of the 1985 Act were amended by section 48 of the 2004 Act.

[^f00026]: Section 269A of the 1985 Act was inserted by paragraph 15 of Schedule 15 to the 2004 Act.

[^f00027]: See section 322 of the 1985 Act, which defines “owner” in relation to premises. Section 322 was amended by section 65(1) of, and paragraph 26 of Schedule 15 to, the 2004 Act.

[^f00028]: Section 318 of the 1985 Act was amended by section 48 of the 2004 Act.

[^f00029]: See section 322 of the 1985 Act which defines “owner” in relation to premises.

[^f00030]: S.I. 2006//1641 (W.156).

[^f00031]: S.I. 2006/1642 (W.157).

Editorial notes

[^key-3709cfb86b9cbe98481962c23b2572eb]: Regulations revoked (23.11.2016) by The Residential Property Tribunal Procedures and Fees (Wales) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1110), regs. 1(1), 52(a) (with reg. 1(2)) [Editorial note: No historical revised versions have been created for amendments to this S.I. made prior to its final revocation. A revised version of how the S.I. stood at its first commencement is available and, to see the document content as it originally stood when it was made, select the ‘Original (As Made)’ version. For further details of the amendments see the List of All Changes available in ‘More Resources’]