Determina- tion of Committee.
Determina- tion of Committee that no inquiry
be held
Determina- tion of Committee
that inquiry
be held.
First Schedule, Form 6.
(6) if any fact declared is not within the personal knowledge of:
the declarant, shall state the source of the declarant's informa tion and the grounds for his belief in the truth of the fact; and (c) shall be duly stamped.
(4) The Registrar shall-
(a) notify the defendant of the receipt of the complaint
information; and
(b) inform him of the substance thereof; and
(c) forward to him a copy of any statutory declaration furnished
under paragraph (2); and
(d) inform bim of the next date of meeting of the Committee; and (e) invite him to submit to the Committee any explanation of his
conduct which he may have to offer.
(5) The Registrar shall summon a meeting of the Committee and shall furnish the Committee with the complaint or information, an statutory declaration received therewith and any explanation submitted by the defendant.
15. (1) When a complaint or information has been referred to the Committee, the Committee, having regard to any explanation or declaration made by the defendant. shall consider the complaint or information and, subject to the provisions of this regulation, shall determine either--
(a) that no inquiry shall be held; or
(6) that the complaint or information shall, in whole or in pan.
be referred to the Council for inquiry.
(2) Before coming to a determination the Committee may cause to be made such further investigations and may obtain such additional advice or assistance as it considers necessary.
16. If the Committee determine that no inquiry shall be held, the Registrar shall inform the complainant and the defendant of the decision of the Committee and no inquiry shall be held.
17. (1) If the Committee determine that an inquiry shall be hell. the Registrar, within one month of the determination of the Committee. shall serve on the defendant a notice of inquiry in accordance with Form 6 in the First Schedule together with a copy of these regulations.
(2) A notice of inquiry shall—
(a) specify in the form of a charge or charges, the matters in
which the inquiry is to be made; and
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(b) state the date, time and place at which the inquiry is proposed
to be hold.
(3) Except with the consent in writing of the defendant an inquiry hall not be held less than twenty-eight days after the date of service of the notice of inquiry.
(4) Service of a notice of inquiry on the defendant may be by registered post addressed to him at the address shown on the register ar at his last known address if different.
(5) Within the time stipulated for service of the notice of inquiry, the Registrar shall send a copy of the notice of inquiry to any com- plainant.
18. The Chairman may adjourn any inquiry to such date as he Adjournment Links fir:
of inquiry.
Provided that notice of any such adjournment shall be given to the defendant and to any complainant.
19. (1) Where, after a complaint or information has been referred Referring
back to ∞ the Council for inquiry, and further information is subsequently
Committee. produced in writing which suggests that an inquiry should not be held. the Council may refer back the case to the Committee for further consideration.
(2) As soon as may be after the giving of any such direction the Registrar shall give notice thereof to any complainant and to the defendant.
furnished to
30. The defendant and any complainant shall furnish to the Documents Registrar not less than ten days before the date of an inquiry or such to be ker period as the Council may determine, two copies of all Council.
cuments upon which he intends to rely at the hearing of the said inquiry.
able to each
21. The Registrar on the request of the defendant or a complainant Documents and on the payment of his reasonable charge therefor shall send to the to be ava defendant or to the complainant, as the case may be, copies of any document sent to the Registrar by the other party for the purposes of an inquiry.
party.
22. Any party may at any time give to any other party notice to Notice to
produce. produce any document alleged to be in the possession of that party and, on failure to produce such document, may prove the contents thereof by any alternative method.
23. (1) Where before the bearing or at any stage of the hearing Amendment
4 sppears to the Council that a notice of inquiry is defective, the of Notice. Chairman may give such directions for the amendment of the notice
may be thought necessary to meet the circumstances of the case