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17.—(1) If the registrant does not request a hearing or is not entitled to one—
(a)after the period stipulated in rule 16(5), or
(b)if no such period need be stipulated, once the Registrar has taken a decision to that effect,
the Registrar shall determine the matter.
(2) Where the registrant has requested a hearing (as a response either to the invitation in the Notice of Intention to Remove or the notification under rule 16(5))—
(a)the Registrar shall refer the matter to the Disciplinary Committee, which shall hold a hearing in accordance with the procedure set out in rule 20 onwards of the Fitness to Practise Rules, for the purposes of making findings of fact in relation to the matter and advising the Registrar accordingly; and
(b)once the Registrar has received the advice of the Disciplinary Committee, he shall determine the matter.
(3) Where the Registrar determines that the registrant’s—
(a)entry in the register may have been fraudulently procured or incorrectly made; or
(b)fitness to practise was impaired at the time of his registration and he had not informed the Registrar of the relevant matter before his registration,
he shall remove that person from the register, in accordance with article 34(3) or 35(1) of the Order, whichever is appropriate to his case, but in all other cases he shall close the matter and notify the registrant accordingly.
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