Paragraph 8 Hearing procedureI1
England, Wales and Scotland
The Secretary of State shall determine the procedure at the hearing.
Without prejudice to the generality of sub-paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall determine—
the order in which oral representations are to be made;
the amount of time to be allowed for making any oral representation;
the matters in respect of which there may be oral questioning by persons other than the person making the representation; and
the amount of time to be allowed for such oral questioning.
The Secretary of State shall be responsible for the oral questioning of a person giving evidence except where the Secretary of State thinks that the oral questioning of a person giving evidence by another person is necessary in order to ensure—
adequate testing of any representation; or
that a party has a fair chance to put their case.
The Secretary of State may proceed with a hearing in the absence of a party.
The Secretary of State may from time to time adjourn a hearing and, if the date, time and place of the adjourned hearing are announced at the hearing before the adjournment, no further notice shall be required.
Annotations
Commencement
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Sch. para. 8 in force at 1.3.2010, see rule 1(1)