Procedure at hearing
21.—(1) Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, the officers conducting the hearing may determine their own procedure.
(2) The officers conducting the hearing must review the facts of the case and decide—
(a)whether or not the conduct of the member concerned met the appropriate standard, and
(b)if it did not—
(i)whether in all the circumstances it would be reasonable to impose any sanction, and
(ii)if it would, which sanction should be imposed.
(3) The officers conducting the hearing may not find that the conduct of the member concerned failed to meet the appropriate standard unless the conduct—
(a)is admitted by the member concerned to have failed to meet that standard, or
(b)is proved on the balance of probabilities to have done so.