Regulation 4

Any tenant or sub-tenant or any person in occupation of the controlled premises intending to attend and be heard at the proceedings of the Board in relation to any application made shall within 14 days of the date of receipt of a notice issued under section 19 of the Act or in pursuance of rule 3(2) (a) give notice in the form set out in the Second Schedule of his intention to do so to the Secretary whereupon the Secretary shall, on the direction of the Board, fix the date and place for the hearing of the application.

Before the commencement of the hearing of an application, the Board may, at its discretion, require any tenant, sub-tenant or any person in occupation of the controlled premises who has given notice under paragraph (1) to indicate in writing or by supporting affidavit the nature of the evidence, whether oral or documentary, upon which he intends to rely and to serve such evidence upon the landlord.