Notice of hearing

14.—(1) The supervising officer must ensure that the member concerned is notified in writing of the time, date and place of the hearing at least 28 days before it is to be held.

(2) The hearing may, if the supervising officer considers it appropriate in the circumstances, take place less than 28 days after the member is notified under paragraph (1) if—

(a)when the member concerned receives written notice of the decision to refer his case to a hearing under regulation 12(1)—

(i)he is detained in pursuance of the sentence of a court in a prison or another institution, or

(ii)he has received a suspended sentence of imprisonment which has not expired, and

(b)having been supplied under regulation 12(1) with the documents mentioned there and under regulation 12(3) with the notice mentioned there, he does not elect to be legally represented at the hearing.