Chancellor and depends on the circumstances of the case – for example, severity of the violation, its consequences, whether it affected the rights or duties of third parties, etc. In 2014, the Chancellor declined to open substantive proceedings in 1013 cases, which makes up 69.1% of the total number of cases. The reasons for not opening the proceedings can be seen in Figure 7. 366 Lack of competency by the Chancellor The individual could file an administrative challenge or use other legal remedies Judicial proceedings or compulsory pre-trial proceedings were pending in the matter 301 154 92 A petition was clearly unfounded A petition did not comply with requirements under the Chancellor of Justice Act No public interest for the review of conformity of legislation of general application with the… Administrative challenge proceedings or other voluntary pre-trial proceedings were pending The petition had been filed one year after the petitioner discovered the violation 88 5 4 3 0 100 200 300 400 Figure 7. Reasons for declining to initiate proceedings of petitions In case of petitions declined for proceedings, the competence of the Chancellor, Acts and other legislation were explained to the petitioners (see also Figure 8). An explanatory reply was given 921 A petition was forwarded to competent bodies 52 A petiton was taken note of 43 0 200 400 600 800 1000 Figure 8. Distribution of replies in case of declining to accept a petition for proceedings 82