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as he requires which are necessary to enable him to prepare his defence but not including such as would be privileged from compulsion to produce in a court of law.
7. (1) Where the Inspector charged has pleaded not guilty to any charge he shall attend at the place of hearing at the time and on the date of which notice of hearing has been given.
(2) The charge or charges shall be read over and the Inspector charged may if he wishes change his plea.
(3) If the Inspector charged pleads guilty such plea shall be entered on the record and shall be asked if he wishes to make a statement. He may then make a statement which shall be recorded or hand in a statement of matters which he desires to be taken into consideration.
(4) In all cases where an Inspector charged has pleaded not guilty to any charge the prosecutor may address the officer or Board setting out generally the facts of the case and witnesses shall be called in support of the charge or charges and on conclusion of the evidence of each such witness the Inspector charged may cross-examine such witness and thereafter the witness may be re-examined.
(5) When the examination of all witnesses in support of the charge has been completed the Inspector charged may address the officer or Board for the purpose only of showing that no prima facie case has been established and if it appears to the Tribunal that there is a prima facie case the Inspector charged shall be asked whether he wishes to give evidence, and whether he wishes to call witnesses.
(6) If the Inspector charged wishes to give evidence, after doing so he may be cross-examined and re-examined and thereafter such witnesses as he desires to call may be examined, cross-examined and re-examined.
(7) Thereafter with the consent of the officer or Board hearing the case witnesses to give evidence in rebuttal may be examined, cross-examined and re-examined. At the conclusion of all the evidence the Inspector charged may address the officer or Board and thereafter the prosecutor may address the officer or Board in reply.
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