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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/licensed-conveyancers-discipline-and-appeals-committee-procedure-rules-approval-order-2001/schedule/paragraph-10",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/2797",
  "legislation_title": "The Licensed Conveyancers' Discipline and Appeals Committee (Procedure) Rules Approval Order 2001",
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  "path": "schedule/paragraph/10",
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  "number": "10",
  "heading": "Preliminary hearings etc.",
  "text": "The Committee may hold a preliminary hearing—\n(a) in the case of a hearing of an allegation or complaint within rule 3 or a reference under rule 4, in order to ask the respondent whether he admits or denies the allegation or complaint against him, and\n(b) in any case to determine issues relating to giving evidence, and to give directions as to the conduct of the proceedings;\nor the Chairman may give such directions without a preliminary hearing.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/2797/schedule/paragraph/10",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:31:22.084629+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."
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