4(1)The Commission shall sit at such times and in such places as the Lord Chancellor may direct.
(2)The Commission may sit in two or more divisions.
(3)At each sitting of the Commission—
(a)three members shall attend,
(b)one of the members shall be a person who holds or has held high judicial office (within the meaning of the M1Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876), and
(c)the chairman or another member nominated by him shall preside and report the Commission’s decision.
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5(1)The Lord Chancellor may make rules—
(a)regulating the exercise of the right of appeal to the Commission;
(b)prescribing practice and procedure to be followed in relation to proceedings before the Commission;
(c)providing for proceedings before the Commission to be determined without an oral hearing in specified circumstances;
(d)making provision about evidence in proceedings before the Commission (including provision about the burden of proof and admissibility of evidence);
(e)making provision about proof of the Commission’s decisions.
(2)In making the rules the Lord Chancellor shall, in particular, have regard to the need to secure—
(a)that decisions which are the subject of appeals are properly reviewed, and
(b)that information is not disclosed contrary to the public interest.
(3)The rules shall make provision permitting organisations to be legally represented in proceedings before the Commission.
(4)The rules may, in particular—
(a)provide for full particulars of the reasons for proscription or refusal to deproscribe to be withheld from the organisation or applicant concerned and from any person representing it or him;
(b)enable the Commission to exclude persons (including representatives) from all or part of proceedings;
(c)enable the Commission to provide a summary of evidence taken in the absence of a person excluded by virtue of paragraph (b);
(d)permit preliminary or incidental functions to be discharged by a single member;
(e)permit proceedings for permission to appeal under section 6 to be determined by a single member;
(f)make provision about the functions of persons appointed under paragraph 7;
(g)make different provision for different parties or descriptions of party.
(5)Rules under this paragraph—
(a)shall be made by statutory instrument, and
(b)shall not be made unless a draft has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
(6)In this paragraph a reference to proceedings before the Commission includes a reference to proceedings arising out of proceedings before the Commission.
6(1)This paragraph applies to—U.K.
(a)proceedings brought by an organisation before the Commission, and
(b)proceedings arising out of proceedings to which paragraph (a) applies.
(2)Proceedings shall be conducted on behalf of the organisation by a person designated by the Commission (with such legal representation as he may choose to obtain).
(3)In [F1paragraph 5] of this Schedule a reference to an organisation includes a reference to a person designated under this paragraph.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 3 para. 6(3) substituted (2.10.2000) by 2000 c. 23, s. 82, Sch. 4 para. 12(2) (with s. 82(3)); S.I. 2000/2543, art. 3
7(1)The relevant law officer may appoint a person to represent the interests of an organisation or other applicant in proceedings in relation to which an order has been made by virtue of paragraph 5(4)(b).U.K.
(2)The relevant law officer is—
(a)in relation to proceedings in England and Wales, the Attorney General,
(b)in relation to proceedings in Scotland, the Advocate General for Scotland, and
(c)in relation to proceedings in Northern Ireland, the Attorney General for Northern Ireland.
(3)A person appointed under this paragraph must—
(a)have a general qualification for the purposes of section 71 of the M2Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (qualification for legal appointments),
(b)be an advocate or a solicitor who has rights of audience in the Court of Session or the High Court of Justiciary by virtue of section 25A of the M3Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980, or
(c)be a member of the Bar of Northern Ireland.
(4)A person appointed under this paragraph shall not be responsible to the organisation or other applicant whose interests he is appointed to represent.
(5)In [F2paragraph 5] of this Schedule a reference to a representative does not include a reference to a person appointed under this paragraph.
Textual Amendments
F2Words in Sch. 3 para. 7(5) substituted (2.10.2000) by 2000 c. 23, s. 82, Sch. 4 para. 12(2) (with s. 82(3)); S.I. 2000/2543, art. 3
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Textual Amendments
F3Sch. 3 para. 8 repealed (2.10.2000) by 2000 c. 23, s. 82, Sch. 5 (with s. 82(3)); S.I. 2000/2543, art. 3