(3) The Governor may hold a single hearing or may hold separate hearings at which specific persons or classes of person concerned with particular matters may appear.

(4) At a hearing a person may appear on his own behalf or be represented by counsel, a solicitor or any other person, and may give or produce oral and written evidence and may cross-examine any other person appearing at the same hearing and any witnesses produced by any such person.

(5) The Governor may take into account any document or any other written evidence received by him from any person intending to appear at a hearing before a hearing is held or during the hearing provided that he disclose it to such other persons intending to appear at or appearing at the hearing as in his view have an interest in the contents thereof.

(6) The Governor may from time to time adjourn a hearing and, if the date, time and place of the adjourned hearing are announced at the hearing before the adjournment, no further notice shall be required.

(7) Where a hearing has been held the Governor may, if he thinks fit, cause or require a further hearing to be held to afford an opportunity for persons to be heard on such matters relating to the subject matter of the hearing as he may specify and he shall send to the persons who made written representations or appeared at the previous hearing a written statement of those specified matters.

(8) In this Schedule references to a hearing include a further hearing.

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