1.—(1) As soon as practicable after the person aggrieved has appealed against a relevant decision the Registrar shall—
(a)fix a day on which the General Council is to hold a hearing of the case;
and
(b)notify the person aggrieved of the day on which and the time and place at which the hearing is to be held.
(2) The Registrar shall not fix a day for the hearing on any day earlier than the end of the period of twenty eight days beginning with the day on which the notice under subparagraph (1) has been sent.
(3) The Registrar and the person aggrieved may appear before the Council and be legally represented.
(4) The person aggrieved and the Registrar may produce documentary evidence to the General Council, may (subject to subparagraph (5)) call witnesses and may put questions to any person called as a witness.
(5) The person aggrieved and the Registrar shall each, before the beginning of the period of seven days ending with the date fixed for the hearing, produce to the other a list of witnesses to be called at the hearing failing which a witness may not be called except with the consent of the General Council.