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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/licensed-conveyancers-discipline-and-appeals-committee-procedure-rules-approval-order-2001/schedule/paragraph-34",
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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/34",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "34",
  "heading": "Procedure on postponement of determination",
  "text": "(1) Where under these Rules the Committee postpone making their determination in any case, the following procedure must be adopted.\n(2) At the resumed hearing—\n(a) the Chairman must invite the Solicitor to summarise for the information of the Committee the proceedings and determinations which have already taken place;\n(b) the Committee may then hear further evidence in accordance with these Rules in relation to the conduct and character of the licensed conveyancer or recognised body in question.\n(3) That further evidence may include evidence—\n(a) of material facts, matters and events which may have arisen since the last hearing; and\n(b) of any criminal conviction.\n(4) The licensed conveyancer or recognised body may be heard by the Committee and may adduce evidence in respect of any matter raised under paragraph (3).\n(5) If the Committee again postpone their determination, this rule applies with such modifications as they think fit.\n(6) At any resumed hearing under this rule, if a new allegation or complaint has been made against a respondent—\n(a) it must be dealt with first in accordance with these Rules, and\n(b) any determination which has already been posponed must be further postponed and dealt with simultaneously with the determination or postponed determination about the new allegation or complaint.\n(7) In a case within paragraph (6)(b), the resumed hearing may take place on the same day as the hearing of the new allegation or complaint, notwithstanding rule 8(3).",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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