Article 7 Time and place of hearing

The President shall fix a date, time and place for the hearing of the reference and shall serve notice thereof on the parties to the reference not less than 28 days before the date so fixed.

The President may, if it appears expedient to do so, vary the time and place of the hearing and shall give such notice of the variation to the parties as seems reasonable to him in the circumstances.

The President shall, as soon as practicable, publish the date, time and place of the hearing, and any variation thereof, in the London, Belfast or Edinburgh Gazette as appropriate.