# The Additional Powers Request (Scotland) Regulations 2019, Paragraph 5: Procedure at hearing


(1) Except as otherwise provided in these Hearing Session Rules, the review panel must determine the procedure at a hearing session.
(2) The review panel must, having considered any submission by the persons entitled to appear at the hearing session, state at the commencement of the hearing session the procedure determined by the review panel under sub-paragraph (1).
(3) Any person entitled to appear may do so on that person’s own behalf or be represented by another person.
(4) Where there are two or more persons having a similar interest in the issues being considered at the hearing session, the review panel may allow one or more persons to appear on behalf of some or all of any persons so interested.
(5) A hearing must take the form of a discussion led by the review panel and cross examination is not permitted unless the review panel considers that cross examination is required to ensure a thorough examination of the issues.
(6) Subject to paragraph (7), a person entitled to appear at a hearing session is entitled to call evidence.
(7) The review panel may refuse to permit—
(a) the giving or production of evidence,
(b) the cross examination of persons giving evidence, or
(c) the presentation of any other matter,
which the review panel considers to be irrelevant or repetitious.
(8) The review panel may proceed with a hearing session in the absence of any person entitled to appear at the hearing session.
(9) The review panel may from time to time adjourn the hearing session and, if the date, time and place of the adjourned hearing session are announced before the adjournment, no further notice is required otherwise rule 3 applies as it applies to the variation of the date, time or place at which a hearing session is to be held.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2019/327/schedule/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/additional-powers-request-scotland-regulations-2019/schedule/paragraph-5
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