Paragraph 9 Rules as to notifications
The Regulator must make rules as to the notification of the opportunity to make representations under article 18 and as to notification under paragraph 2 of Schedule 3, which include provision as to—
the content of the notifications,
any information to be provided with them,
the period within which they must be given,
their service, and
the date on which they are to be deemed to have been received.
Rules under sub-paragraph (1) must require that any notification informs the recipient of, as appropriate—
the nature of the proceedings to which it refers,
the timescale within which any response to it is required and the method for making such a response,
any consequences of failing to respond to it or to comply with the fitness to practise procedure, and in particular any decisions that may be taken in the absence of the person and any action that may be taken for failure to comply with the fitness to practise procedure, and
any right to be represented and to make representations.