The General Dental Council Continuing Professional Development Committee (Procedure) Rules Order of Council 2003

Convening of appeal hearing

4.—(1) Following receipt of a notice of appeal within the period required by paragraph 1 of Schedule 3A to the Act, which complies with the requirements of these rules (or in respect of which the appellant has rectified any deficiency as required under rule 3(3)), the Hearings Director shall convene an appeal hearing.

(2) No later than 28 days before the date of the appeal hearing the Hearings Director shall give written notice to the appellant and to the registrar of the time, date and place appointed for the hearing of the appeal, accompanied by a copy of these Rules and of Schedules 3 and 3A to the Act.

(3) No later than 7 days after the Hearings Director gives notice of the hearing under paragraph (2), the registrar shall give to the Hearings Director copies of any document upon which he intends to rely in the course of the appeal.