(1)The Secretary of State may make rules regulating—
(a)the bringing of appeals under this Part; and
(b)the practice and procedure of the adjudicators.
(2)The rules may, in particular, make provision—
(a)for the period within which an appeal must be brought;
(b)as to the burden of proof on an appeal;
(c)as to the giving and admissibility of evidence;
(d)for summoning witnesses;
(e)for an appeal to be heard in the absence of the appellant;
(f)for determining an appeal without a hearing;
(g)requiring reports of decisions of adjudicators to be published;
(h)conferring such ancillary powers on adjudicators as the Secretary of State considers necessary for the proper discharge of their functions.
(3)In making the rules, the Secretary of State must have regard to the desirability of securing, so far as is reasonably practicable, that appeals are brought and disposed of with the minimum of delay.