Paragraph 6

For regulation 17 (adjournment of hearing) there shall be substituted the following regulation:

“17

The tribunal may adjourn if it appears to it to be necessary or expedient to do so for the due hearing of the case; but

(a)

shall not exercise the power to adjourn more than once; and

(b)

shall not adjourn for longer than a period of one week or, on application by the senior officer concerned, 4 weeks.”.