# The Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority (Determinations and Review Procedure) Regulations 1997, Regulation 15: Procedure at oral hearings


(1) The review committee shall conduct the oral hearing of the review in such manner as they consider most appropriate for the clarification of the issues before them and generally for the just handling of the proceedings, and, where necessary, may adjourn the proceedings.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the applicant, and such other persons as the review committee consider the justice of the case may require, shall be entitled to give evidence, to call witnesses, to question any witnesses, and to address the review committee both on evidence and generally on the subject matter of the review.
(3) The review committee may receive evidence of any fact which appears to them to be relevant even if such evidence would be inadmissible in proceedings before a court of law, but shall not refuse to admit any evidence which is admissible at law and is relevant.
(4) The review committee may, if they are satisfied that it is just and reasonable to do so, permit the applicant to rely on grounds for the review which were not stated in the application.
(5) The review committee may require evidence to be given on oath or affirmation and for that purpose may administer an oath or affirmation in due form.
(6) The review committee may exlude from the hearing, or part of it, any person whose conduct has disrupted or is likely, in the opinion of the review committee, to disrupt the hearing.
(7) If the applicant, or any other person who has notified the Authority of his intention to attend or be represented at the hearing, fails to attend or be represented, the review committee may dispose of the review in the absence of that person or may adjourn the hearing to a later date: provided that before disposing of a review in the absence of any such person the review committee shall consider any written representations sent by him under regulation 5, any reply sent by him under regulation 6(2), and, in the case of an applicant, his application under regulation 3(1) and the documents sent by him under regulation 3(3).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/794/regulation/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/occupational-pensions-regulatory-authority-determinations-and-review-procedure-regulations-1997/regulation-15
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