1989 Ed.] Noise Control (Appeal Board) Regulations

[CAP. 400

B3

[Subsidiary]

6. Further particulars

If any party to any appeal requires further particulars from the other party relating to the appeal, he may within 7 days after the service on the Authority of a copy of the notice of appeal under regulation 5 or such longer period as the Chairman, on application, may allow in any particular case, serve notice on the other party specifying the further particulars required, and the other party shall within 7 days after notice is served under this regulation or such longer period as the Chairman, on application, may allow in any particular case, furnish such particulars to the other party and lodge a copy of such particulars with the Chairman.

7. Inspection of documents

(1) Any party to any appeal may at any time serve notice on the other party to produce, within 7 days after the notice is served, any document relating to the appeal for the inspection of the party serving the notice and to permit him to take copies thereof.

(2) Any party who fails to comply with a notice under subregulation (1) shall not afterwards be allowed to put any such document in evidence unless he satisfies the Appeal Board that he had a reason for his failure to comply which the Appeal Board deems sufficient.

8. Date, time and place of hearing

Where notice of appeal is lodged, the Chairman shall fix the date, time and place of the hearing of appeal so as to enable the hearing to commence as soon as is reasonably practicable and shall, not less than 28 days before the date so fixed, serve on the appellant and on the Authority notice of the date, time and place in Form 3 in the Schedule.

9. Summons to witness

Upon application by any party to any appeal in Form 4 in the Schedule, the Chairman may issue a witness summons in Form 5 in the Schedule to any person named in the application requiring him to appear before the Appeal Board to produce any document relating to the appeal and to give evidence.

10. Appeal to be conducted in public

The hearing of the appeal shall be conducted in public unless the Chairman of his own motion, or at the request of the appellant or the Authority, orders...

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