Part 9Miscellaneous and supplementary
Guidance, hearings etc.
183Hearings
1
Regulations may prescribe the procedure to be followed in relation to a hearing held by a licensing authority under this Act and, in particular, may—
a
require a licensing authority to give notice of hearings to such persons as may be prescribed;
b
make provision for expedited procedures in urgent cases;
c
make provision about the rules of evidence which are to apply to hearings;
d
make provision about the legal representation at hearings of the parties to it;
e
prescribe the period within which an application, in relation to which a hearing has been held, must be determined or any other step in the procedure must be taken.
2
But a licensing authority may not make any order as to the costs incurred by a party in connection with a hearing under this Act.