Text:Welsh Tribunal rule 14

Procedure for applications and references

14.—(1) An application or reference must be made in writing, be signed (in the case of an application, by the applicant or any person authorised by the applicant to do so) and be provided to the Tribunal so that it is received within the time specified in the Act or the Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984.

(2) An application or reference must, if possible, include—

(a) the name and address of the patient;

(b) in the event of an application being made by the patient’s nearest relative, that person’s name, address and relationship to the patient;

(c) the provision under which the patient is detained or liable to be detained, subject to guardianship or after-care under supervision or a community patient;

(d) whether the person making the application has appointed a representative or intends to do so, and the name and address of any representative appointed;

(e) the name and address of the responsible authority in relation to the patient.

(3) On receipt of an application or reference, the Tribunal must send notice of the same to—

(a) the responsible authority;

(b) the patient (where the patient is not the applicant); and

(c) if the patient is a restricted patient, the Secretary of State.