General powers of the CommissionersN.I.
3.—(1) Subject to the provisions of these rules, the Commissioners may regulate their own procedure in dealing with any matter as they consider appropriate.
(2) The Commissioners shall make available to the prisoner, to the Secretary of State, and to their representatives information regarding any procedures they adopt pursuant to paragraph (1).
(3) The Commissioners may deal with matters and cases in the order they consider appropriate save that they shall, so far as is practicable to do so, give priority to the consideration of cases under Parts 4 and 5.
(4) Where a prisoner’s case has been referred to the Commissioners by the Secretary of State and the Chief Commissioner thinks it necessary to interview the prisoner the Chief Commissioner may authorise a Commissioner to interview the prisoner with the prisoner’s consent and a report of that interview shall be considered by the single Commissioner and panel (if any) dealing with the prisoner’s case.
(5) A copy of the report of the interview prepared under paragraph (4) shall be made available to the prisoner and the Secretary of State.
Commencement Information
I1Rule 3 in operation at 1.4.2009, see rule 1