Part 40A of the Principal Act is amended -

(a) in section 949T, by inserting the following subsection after subsection (1):

"(1A) A direction given under subsection (1) shall specify -

(a) the date on which and time at which the case management conference shall commence, and

(b) the location at which the case management conference shall be held.",

(b) in section 949W, by inserting the following subsections after subsection (2):

"(3) The Appeal Commissioners shall, at any stage, stay proceedings in an appeal for the purpose of allowing a Mutual Agreement Procedure, relating to the matters to which the appeal relates, to proceed and conclude, where both parties have applied for a direction to that effect under section 949E.

(4) Notwithstanding subsection (2) and subject to subsection (5), the Appeal Commissioners, in giving a direction to stay proceedings following an application in that behalf under subsection (3), shall not be required to specify a date by which the proceedings are to be resumed, but shall stay proceedings in the appeal concerned until the Mutual Agreement Procedure concerned has concluded.