15Dismissing application for leave

15 Dismissing application for leave

15 Dismissing application for leave

(1) An appropriate authorised court must dismiss an application made under section 14 for leave to institute proceedings if it considers—

(a) the affidavit required by section 14 (3) does not substantially comply with that subsection, or

(b) the proceedings are vexatious proceedings, or

(c) there is no prima facie ground for the proceedings.

(2) The application may be dismissed—

(a) even if an oral hearing is not held, or

(b) even if the applicant does not appear at any hearing of the application.

s 15: Am 2018 No 1, Sch 1 [7].