Article 48 Exercise of discretionary powers of registrar

Without prejudice to any provision of the Act or these Rules requiring the registrar to hear any party to proceedings under the Act, or to give any such party an opportunity to be heard, the registrar shall, before exercising any discretion vested in him by or under the Act adversely to any party to a proceeding before him, give that party an opportunity to be heard.

The registrar shall give that party at least fourteen days' notice of the time and date when he may be heard unless that party consents to shorter notice.