No. 44/1925:

TRADE BOARDS DRAFT SPECIAL ORDERS ENQUIRY PROCEDURE REGULATIONS.

TRADE BOARDS DRAFT SPECIAL ORDERS ENQUIRY PROCEDURE REGULATIONS.

TRADT BOARDS

RAFT SPECIAL ORDERS: ENQUIRY PROCEDURE.

Regulations dated September 2nd, 1925, made by the Minister for Industry and Commerce under Paragraph 9 of the First Schedule to the Trade Boards Act, 1918, for the conduct of an Enquiry (and of all proceedings preliminary and incidental thereto) with regard to a draft Special Order made by the Minister under the Trade Boards Acts, 1909 and 1918.

The Minister for Industry and Commerce in pursuance of the powers conferred on him by paragraph 9 of the First Schedule to the Trade Boards Act, 1918, and of every other power him thereunto enabling, hereby makes the following regulations for the conduct of an Enquiry (and of all proceedings preliminary and incidental thereto) with regard to a Draft Special Order made by him under the Trade Boards Acts, 1909 and 1918 :—

1.—The Enquiry shall be opened at such time and place as may be fixed, with the approval of the Minister, by the person appointed by him to hold the Enquiry (in these regulations referred to as the Commissioner), and not less than fourteen days' notice of the time and place so fixed shall be sent by post by the Commissioner or on his behalf to all persons who have sent to the Minister any objection to the Draft Order which the Minister does not consider to be of a frivolous character.

Provided that the non-receipt of such notice by any such person shall not invalidate the proceedings or render necessary an adjournment of the Enquiry.

2.—The Commissioner may also notify in like manner any other persons appearing to him to be affected, and shall give notice generally of the holding of the Enquiry in such manner as he may think fit.

3.—The Commissioner may adjourn the Enquiry from time to time as he thinks fit, and may hold adjourned sittings at any place for the convenience of persons entitled to be heard.

4.—The Commissioner may give such directions as he thinks fit as to the order in which the persons appearing at the Enquiry shall be heard.

5.—If any person who has not made objections to the Draft Order in accordance with the First Schedule to the Trade Boards Act, 1918, claims to appear at the Enquiry as an objector, such person shall furnish to the Commissioner within such time as the Commissioner may direct a statement of his objection in writing in the manner provided by the First Schedule to the Trade Boards Act, 1918. The Commissioner shall forward a copy of each such statement to the Minister.

6.—If any person claims to be heard at the Enquiry as a person affected, such person shall furnish to the Commissioner within such time as the Commissioner may direct a summary in writing of the evidence which he desires to give at the Enquiry. The Commissioner shall forward a copy of each such summary to the Minister.

7.—The Commissioner may exclude any statement or evidence which appears to him to be irrelevant to the Enquiry or to involve unnecessary repetition of arguments already stated or of evidence already given.

8.—Subject to the provisions of the First Schedule to the Trade Boards Act, 1918 and to these regulations all the proceedings shall be conducted in such manner as the Commissioner may direct.

9.—These regulations may be cited as the Trade Boards Draft Special Orders Enquiry Procedure Regulations.

Given under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry and Commerce this Second day of September in the Year One thousand nine hundred and twenty-five.

(Signed) GORDON CAMPBELL,

Secretary.

Department of Industry and Commerce.