Cap. 199 Art. 11Service of judicial letter and proceedings before the Board.

(1) Any application as is referred to under articles 3 and 4

shall be filed against and served on the tenant from whom the lessor has last received the rent before the application was filed in the

Registry of the Board or, in the case of an assignment which has been notified in writing by the tenant to the lessor before the filing of the application, shall be filed against and served on the assignee.

(2) The Board may at any time allow any amendment to be made in the application which is intended to make it clearer.

(3) If the applicant personally or through an advocate or legal procurator fails to appear at the hearing of the application, the Board, unless it is satisfied that there is a good reason for such default, shall dismiss the application and order the costs to be borne by the applicant: Provided that the applicant may, within ten days of such decision, apply to the Board for a re-hearing of his application and the Board shall grant such application if he justifies his default to the satisfaction of the Board.