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[Subsidiary]

CAP. 161] Medical Practitioners (Registration and

Disciplinary Procedure) Regulations

[1982 Ed.

(4) The appellant may appear at the hearing of his appeal and may be heard in person or by his representative,

(5) The Licentiate Committee may appear at the hearing of an appeal and may be represented by any member or the Secretary thereof or by any other person.

(6) If the appellant or the Licentiate Committee wish to submit written representations relating to an appeal for consideration by the Council at the hearing of such appeal, the appellant or the Licentiate Committee, as the case may be, shall send such representations to the Secretary of the Council not less than 7 days before the hearing and shall at the same time send a copy thereof to the other party.

(7) At any time before the hearing of an appeal, the appellant may withdraw the appeal by notice in writing addressed to the Secretary of the Council.

(8) The appellant and the Licentiate Committee shall be entitled to make opening statements, to call witnesses, to cross-examine any witnesses called by the other party and to address the Council.

(9) If the appellant or the Licentiate Committee or both of them fail to appear or to be represented on the hearing of the appeal, the Council may—

(a) adjourn the hearing to a later date;

(b) proceed to hear the appeal; or

(c) if the appellant fails to appear, dismiss the appeal.

(10) If the Council hears an appeal in the absence of either or both parties it shall consider any representations submitted by such party or parties under paragraph (6).

(11) All appeals shall be heard in private.

(12) The Chairman of the Council may—

(a) extend the time appointed in this regulation for doing any act notwithstanding that the time appointed may have expired;

(b) postpone the day or time fixed for, or adjourn the hearing of, any appeal;

(c) at the request of the appellant or the Licentiate Committee by notice summon any person to appear before the Council on the hearing of an appeal and may examine him as a witness either on oath or otherwise;