Article 54 Decisions of registrar to be taken after hearing

Without prejudice to any provisions of the Act or these Rules requiring the registrar to hear any party to proceedings under the Act or these Rules, or to give such party an opportunity to be heard, the registrar shall, before taking any decision on any matter under the Act or these Rules which is or may be adverse to any party to any proceedings before her, give that party an opportunity to be heard.

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