# The National Health Service (Service Committees and Tribunal) Regulations 1992, Paragraph 3: Response of practitioner

Extent: E+W

(1) Where the practitioner wishes to respond to the statement of case he shall send to the appropriate Health Authority or Primary Care Trust and the discipline committee his response to the statement of case within 28 days of the date on which the statement of case was sent to him.
(2) Where the practitioner requests an extension of the 28 day period mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) before it expires, the chairman of the discipline committee may grant an extension of that period for a further 28 days from the day on which the period would otherwise expire.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/664/schedule/4/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-service-committees-and-tribunal-regulations-1992/schedule-4/paragraph-3
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