48 Striking out by Certification Officer of applications or complaints

Part 5 The Certification Officer

48  Striking out by Certification Officer of applications or complaints

After section 256 of the 1992 Act, insert—

“256ZA Striking out

(1)     At any stage of proceedings on an application or complaint made to the Certification Officer, he may—

(a)     order the application or complaint, or any response, to be struck out on the grounds that it is scandalous, vexatious, has no reasonable prospect of success or is otherwise misconceived,

(b)     order anything in the application or complaint, or in any response, to be amended or struck out on those grounds, or

(c)     order the application or complaint, or any response,

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