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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/licensed-conveyancers-discipline-and-appeals-committee-procedure-rules-approval-order-2001/schedule/paragraph-17",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/2797",
  "legislation_title": "The Licensed Conveyancers' Discipline and Appeals Committee (Procedure) Rules Approval Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/licensed-conveyancers-discipline-and-appeals-committee-procedure-rules-approval-order-2001",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/17",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Witnesses",
  "text": "(1) Subject to the following provisions of this rule, evidence may be given in person or by affidavit.\n(2) The evidence of a witness may not be given by affidavit, if—\n(a) the Committee so directs, or\n(b) notice is served by a party at least 14 days before the date of the hearing on the person proposing to adduce the evidence that he requires the witness to attend the hearing to give evidence in person;\n(c) in such a case as referred to in sub-paragraph (b), the affidavit may nevertheless be treated as a written statement of the witness who is called to give evidence and may be used as provided for in paragraph (5).\n(3) The evidence of a witness may only be given by affidavit—\n(a) if—\n(i) a copy of it has been served on all other parties at least 14 days before the date of the hearing, and\n(ii) a copy of it has been sent to the Committee and the Legal Assessor at least 7 days before that date, or\n(b) if all the parties agree.\n(4) If a party proposes to call a witness who has not deposed to an affidavit, the party must, at least 14 days before the date of the hearing—\n(a) notify all other parties of his proposal to do so,\n(b) serve on them a copy of a written statement by the witness, which has been dated and signed by him on each page, and\n(c) produce the original signed statement at the hearing.\n(5) Such a written statement by a witness who has not deposed to an affidavit may be treated as the witness’s evidence in chief, unless the Committee determine otherwise.\n(6) The Committee may direct any party to call as a witness any person specified in the direction.\n(7) The Chairman may examine any party or witness at any stage of a hearing and with his consent any member of the Committee or the Legal Assessor may do so.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/2797/schedule/paragraph/17",
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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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