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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rates-northern-ireland-order-1977/schedule-9B/paragraph-11",
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  "legislation": "nisi/1977/2157",
  "legislation_title": "Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rates-northern-ireland-order-1977",
  "path": "schedule/9B/paragraph/11",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Rules may include provision—\n(a) for requiring hearings of appeals to take place in public except in circumstances specified in the rules;\n(b) for parties to the appeal to be represented by such persons as may be determined by or under the rules;\n(c) for authorising hearings of appeals to proceed in the absence of a party or parties to the appeal in circumstances specified in the rules;\n(d) for requiring persons to attend to give evidence and produce documents;\n(e) as to evidence generally (whether written evidence or oral evidence given under oath or affirmation);\n(f) as to the adjournment of hearings.\n(2) Any person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with any requirement imposed by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)(d) shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 9B inserted (23.11.2006 for certain purposes, otherwise 1.4.2007) by Rates (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2954 (N.I. 18)), arts. 1(3), 29(2), Sch. 1; S.R. 2006/464, art. 2(1)(4), Sch. 1"
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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."
}