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PART IVSUSPENSION OF PRACTITIONERS

Hearings

11.—(1) Schedule 9 (hearings under Part III) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 2, after “representations” there shall be inserted “or suspension proceedings”.

(3) In paragraph 4(a), after “representations” there shall be inserted “or suspension proceedings”.

(4) In paragraph 10(a)(i), after “representations” there shall be inserted “or suspension proceedings”.

(5) After paragraph 10 there shall be inserted the following new paragraph—

11.  In this Schedule—

(a)“suspension proceedings” means proceedings relating to an application for interim suspension under section 49A of the Act or a proposal to give a direction under section 49B(1) of the Act; and

(b)“inquiry” includes any hearing relating to suspension proceedings..