{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-human-fertilisation-and-embryology-appeals-regulations-2009/regulation-27",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2009/9780111479605",
  "legislation_title": "The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Appeals) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-human-fertilisation-and-embryology-appeals-regulations-2009",
  "path": "regulation/27",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "27",
  "heading": "Witness evidence",
  "text": "(1) A witness shall be required to take an oath, or to affirm, before giving oral evidence.\n(2) The Chair has the power to administer an oath to, or take the affirmation of, any person who gives oral evidence to the Committee.\n(3) A party may not call a person to be a witness unless the party has provided to the other party concerned a written statement of evidence to be given by the witness at least 7 days before the hearing, unless the Chair determines otherwise.\n(4) The Committee may, upon the application of the party calling a witness, direct that any details which may identify that witness shall not be revealed in public.\n(5) A witness—\n(a) shall first be examined by the party calling them;\n(b) may be cross examined;\n(c) may then be re-examined by the party calling them; and\n(d) may then be questioned by the Committee through the Chair.\n(6) The parties may then question a witness on matters arising out of the Committee’s questions, with the party calling the witness being given the last opportunity to do so (as between the parties).\n(7) Any further questioning of a witness shall be at the discretion of the Chair.\n(8) Except in the case of an expert witness, the appellant, or where appropriate, the appellant’s representative, a witness shall not be allowed to attend the proceedings until after the witness has completed giving evidence and been formally released by the Chair.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2009/9780111479605/regulation/27",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:57:25.372463+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}