Paragraph 28 Notification of hearing date: appellants

Where an appellant has served a notice of appeal on the registrar in accordance with paragraph 4(3) or (4) of Schedule 1A (appeals from an appealable registration decision), the registrar shall serve on the appellant a notification—

(a)

of the date of the hearing;

(b)

informing the appellant of—

(i)

his right to attend the hearing and to be represented at the hearing in accordance with rule 14,

(ii)

the power of the Fitness to Practise Committee to proceed in his absence under rule 15,

(iii)

his right to adduce evidence in accordance with rule 34 and to call and cross-examine witnesses, and

(iv)

the Committee’s powers of disposal under paragraph 4(7) of Schedule 1A;

(c)

requesting the appellant to notify the registrar, within the period of 14 days beginning with the date of the notification whether he wishes to attend the hearing; and

(d)

inviting the appellant, if he chooses not to attend the hearing, to make written representations to be received by the registrar no later than 14 days before the hearing.

Notes on Schedule

Footnotes

f1: 1989 c. 44. Section 10 was amended, and sections 23C, 23D, 23E and 31A were inserted, by S.I. 2005/848.
f2: See section 23D(10) of the Opticians Act 1989.