Part II Provision of Services
Provisions as to disqualification of practitioners
F132 Regulations as to sections 29 to 31.
F2(1)
Regulations shall make provision—
(a)
F3for inquiries. . . under sections 29 to F430F5to be held in accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed by or determined under the regulations. . . and, in particular, for F6. . . any person who is the subject of such an inquiry F7to be informed, as soon as may be, of the substance of any charge or complaint to which the inquiry relates and F8to have an opportunity—
(i)
of appearing, either in person or by counsel or solicitor or such other representative as may be prescribed, before the Tribunal F9. . ., and
(ii)
of being heard by the Tribunal F9. . ., and of calling witnesses and producing other evidence on his behalf,
(b)
for conferring on the Tribunal F9. . .such powers as the Secretary of State considers necessary for the purpose of holding such inquiries, including power to require the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents and to administer oaths; and
(c)
for the publication of decisions of the Tribunal F9. . . under this section and of the imposition and removal of any disqualification F11or conditionimposed by virtue of this section, and for the intimation to any person who is the subject of such an inquiry of the grounds upon which any disqualification F11or conditionhas been imposed in his case.
F12(2)
Regulations under subsection (1)(a) may in particular provide that, where (apart from the regulations) it would be the duty of the Tribunal to inquire into F13an efficiency case and a fraud case or an unsuitability case or any other combination of more than one such category of case in respect of the same person, they may inquire into one case before inquiring into the other and, after proceedings in the first case are finally disposed of, may if they think it appropriate adjourn the other case indefinitely.