Hong Kong Regulations

NURSES (REGISTRATION AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 40

Advice by legal adviser at disciplinary inquiries

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) When the legal adviser advises the Council on any question of law or as to
evidence, procedure or any other matter in the course of any inquiry held by
the Council under section 9 or 17 of the Ordinance he shall do so in the
presence of every party to the proceedings or the representative of any such
party or, if the advice is tendered after the Council has commenced to
deliberate as to its findings, every such party or person as aforesaid shall
be informed either verbally or in writing of the advice which the legal
adviser has tendered.

(2) In any case where the Council does not accept the advice given by the
legal adviser on any such question aforesaid, every such party or person shall
be informed accordingly. (L.N. 116 of 1999)