The Council shall establish a committee, to be known as the Investigating Committee, for the consideration of cases in which—
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The Investigating Committee shall make a preliminary investigation of such an allegation and—
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Any reference in subsection (1) . . . to a licensed conveyancer in relation to any such allegation . . . as is mentioned in paragraph (a)(ii) or (iii) . . . of subsection (1) includes a reference to a person who was a licensed conveyancer at the time when the conduct to which the allegation . . . relates took place.
The Council shall make rules as to the constitution of the Investigating Committee and any such rules may provide for the appointment to the Committee of persons (whether licensed conveyancers or not) who are not members of the Council.
The Council shall make rules as to the cases in which the Investigating Committee may hear and determine an allegation, and the cases in which they must refer an allegation to the Discipline and Appeals Committee.
where it appears to the Investigating Committee—
the Investigating Committee may, if they think fit, direct that any licence held by the licensed conveyancer in question shall be suspended until the allegation . . . is determined by the Discipline and Appeals Committee or until the expiration of such period as may be prescribed by rules made by the Council, whichever is the earlier.
Before making a direction under subsection (5), the Investigating Committee must give the licensed conveyancer an opportunity to make representations against the making of the proposed direction.
In relation to proceedings under subsection (6), the Investigating Committee may make such order as they think fit as to the payment of costs by—
Where a direction under subsection (5) has been made, the licensed conveyancer may appeal to the Discipline and Appeals Committee, and on any such appeal the Committee may make such order as they think fit.
Where an order has been made under subsection (7) the Council or the licensed conveyancer may appeal to the Discipline and Appeals Committee, and on any such appeal the Committee may make such order as they think fit.
Where an order is made by the Discipline and Appeals Committee under subsections (8) or (9)—
may appeal against the order to the First-tier Tribunal .
On an appeal under subsection (10) the First-tier Tribunal may make such order as it thinks fit.
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