CHAPTER 2 JUDICIAL Appendix 7- National Court Practice Direction
1. The ASN National Court(‘ Court’) is funded by but independent of the ASN. The Court:
1.1. is the final National Court of Appeal for all ASN Licence Holders in respect of National Competitions. 1.2. may Review its own Decisions. 1.3. may waive or impose any penalty under these NCR. 1.4. may annul the results of any Competition. 1.5. may not order any Competition to be re-run.
2. The Court reserves the right to amend this Practice Direction(‘ PD’) at any time. Parties before the Court and subject to its jurisdiction must check the ASN website to ensure that reference is made to the current PD.
3. This PD is of regulatory effect and governs all proceedings before the Court. It is comprised of the following elements:
Part A- General Provisions. Part B- All Appeals from the Stewards of the Event and Championship Stewards. Part C- All Technical Eligibility Appeals to the National Court. Part D- Appeals against the Refusal of Entry Part E- Disciplinary Proceedings. Part F- Inquiries and Investigations 1. Inquiries Ordered by the ASN 2. Inquiries Ordered by the Court Part G- Arbitration Part H- Ancillary Matters
Part A: 4. General Provisions
Note: For the calculation of time under this PD, the first day of a period of days is the day following the relevant Decision and time does not run on a Saturday, Sunday or any UK bank or other statutory holiday. A deadline falling on a Saturday, Sunday or any UK bank or other statutory holiday shall be deemed to resume on the next following working day.
4.1. All communications with the Court must be in English and sent only by email to nationalcourtadmin @ motorsportuk. org
4.2. Where an original document transmitted to the Court is not in English then it must be accompanied by a Certified Translation.
4.3. Each case brought before the Court shall be assigned a case reference and this shall be referred to in all communications to the Court( and where relevant to the ASN) in connection with the matter.
4.4. The Court Administration shall assign a Chair to matters brought before the Court. That Chair may if deemed necessary provide Case Management Directions for the conduct of the matter including timetable. Any Chair may give such Directions regardless of whether that Chair sits at the Hearing of the matter.
4.5. The Chair appointed may in the entire discretion of the Court grant extensions of time on the written application of the party seeking the extension. This jurisdiction includes extension of the time allowed
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