Part 17The Tribunal
CHAPTER 1General
318Intervention by Attorney General
1
This section applies to any proceedings—
a
before the Tribunal, or
b
on an appeal from the Tribunal,
to which the Attorney General is not a party.
2
The appropriate body may at any stage of the proceedings direct that all the necessary papers in the proceedings be sent to the Attorney General.
3
A direction under subsection (2) may be made by the appropriate body—
a
of its own motion, or
b
on the application of any party to the proceedings.
4
The Attorney General may—
a
intervene in the proceedings in such manner as the Attorney General thinks necessary or expedient, and
b
argue before the appropriate body any question in relation to the proceedings which the appropriate body considers it necessary to have fully argued.
5
Subsection (4) applies whether or not a direction is given under subsection (2).
6
In this section “the appropriate body” means the Tribunal or, in the case of an appeal from the Tribunal, the tribunal or court hearing the appeal.