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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gangmasters-appeals-regulations-2006/regulation-15",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/662",
  "legislation_title": "The Gangmasters (Appeals) Regulations 2006",
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  "path": "regulation/15",
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  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Power to decide the appeal without an oral hearing",
  "text": "(1) If-—\n(a) both parties agree; and\n(b) the appointed person considers it appropriate,\nthe appeal shall be determined without an oral hearing but otherwise shall be determined with an oral hearing.\n(2) If —\n(a) the appellant agrees that the case can be determined without an oral hearing;\n(b) the Authority has not sent its reply before the date specified in regulation 9(1) (or as extended under regulation 13); and\n(c) the appointed person does not consider that there are reasonable grounds for an oral hearing,\nthe Secretariat shall notify the parties that the appointed person will determine the appeal without an oral hearing.\n(3) Before determining an appeal without an oral hearing, the appointed person shall consider any written representations from the parties, unless regulation 9(3) applies in the case of the Authority.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "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."
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