Singapore legislation

Regulation 19

Supply of documents

Subregulation 1

If the registered person wishes to raise any defence at the inquiry, he or his counsel shall, at least 10 days before the date fixed for the commencement of the inquiry, send to the Council’s solicitor —

(a)

a concise statement of the grounds of his defence; and

(b)

any report or other document in support of those grounds.

Subregulation 2

The Council’s solicitor shall, as soon as possible, send to the executive secretary of the Council a copy of any statement, report, or other document received under paragraph (1).

Subregulation 3

The Council’s solicitor and the registered person or his counsel shall, as far as possible, co-operate to prepare an agreed statement of facts, an agreed bundle of documents or exhibits to be used at the inquiry, and their lists of witnesses to be called at the inquiry.

Subregulation 4

The Council’s solicitor shall, at least 5 days before the commencement of the inquiry, send the following, if available, to the executive secretary of the Council and the registered person or his counsel:

(a)

the opening statements of the parties;

(b)

the agreed statement of facts;

(c)

the agreed bundle of documents or exhibits to be used at the inquiry;

(d)

lists of witnesses whom the parties intend to call at the inquiry; and

(e)

copies of any other documents which are to be used at the inquiry.

Subregulation 5

The Council’s solicitor may —

(a)

request the registered person or his counsel to send him copies of any documents in the possession of the registered person or his counsel which are relevant to the matter before the Disciplinary Committee; or

(b)

give notice to the registered person or his counsel to produce before the Disciplinary Committee any such documents.

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