Consideration of the provisional reportE+W
13(1)The Board may make rules governing the making to the Board of oral and written representations in respect of provisional reports.E+W
(2)Rules under sub-paragraph (1) may (among other things) include—
(a)provision about the time and place at which any oral representations are to be heard;
(b)provision about the period within which any written representations are to be made.
(3)The Board must exercise the power conferred by sub-paragraph (1) to make provision—
(a)enabling written representations and, so far as is reasonably practicable, oral representations to be made by affected practitioners, and
(b)enabling written or oral representations to be made by bodies which represent affected practitioners.
(4)An “affected practitioner” is a person carrying on the activity in respect of which the investigation is being held.
14(1)For the purpose of making a decision under paragraph 16(1)(a) or (b), the Board must, after publication of a provisional report, determine if and to what extent further evidence should be heard or received.E+W
(2)The Board may make rules governing the giving of such evidence.
(3)Rules under sub-paragraph (2) may (among other things) include—
(a)provision about the time and place at which any oral evidence is to be given;
(b)provision about the period within which any written evidence is to be given.
15E+WThe Board must, so far as is reasonably practicable, consider—
(a)any written or oral representations made in accordance with rules to which paragraph 13(3) applies, and
(b)any other representations made in accordance with rules under paragraph 13(1), and any written or oral evidence given in accordance with rules under paragraph 14(2), which the Board considers relevant.