Section 77: Adjudications., Local Government Act 2000

Section 77: Adjudications.

Part III: Conduct of local government members and employees — Chapter IV: Adjudications

A person who is the subject of an adjudication conducted by a case tribunal or interim case tribunal may appear before the tribunal in person or be represented by—

counsel or a solicitor, or

any other person whom he desires to represent him.

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The National Assembly for Wales may by regulations make such provision as appears to it to be necessary or expedient with respect to adjudications by case tribunals or interim case tribunals drawn from the Adjudication Panel for Wales.

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Regulations under this section may, in particular, include provision—

for requiring persons to attend adjudications to give evidence and produce documents and for authorising the administration of oaths to witnesses,

for requiring persons to furnish further particulars,

for prescribing the procedure to be followed in adjudications, including provision as to the persons entitled to appear and to be heard on behalf of persons giving evidence,

for the award of costs or expenses (including provision with respect to interest and provision with respect to the enforcement of any such award),

for taxing or otherwise settling any such costs or expenses (and for enabling such costs to be taxed in the county court),

for the registration and proof of decisions and awards of tribunals.

A person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with any requirement imposed by virtue of subsection (6)(a) or (b) ... is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

In this section any reference to documents includes a reference to information held by means of a computer or in any other electronic form.

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Section 77: Adjudications.

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