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PD 957 Section 13

Hearing.

Section 13

SECTION 13. Hearing. — In the hearing for determining the existence of any ground or grounds for the suspension and/or revocation of registration certificate and license to sell as provided in Sections 8 and 9 hereof, the following shall be complied with: cd i a) Notice. — No such hearing shall proceed unless the respondent is furnished with a copy of the complaint against him or is notified in writing of the purpose of such hearing. b) Venue. — The hearing may be held before the officer or officers designated by the Authority on the date and place specified in the notice. c) Nature of Proceedings. — The proceedings shall be non-litigious and summary in nature without regard to legal technicalities obtaining in courts of law. The Rules of Court shall not apply in said hearing except by analogy or in a suppletory character and whenever practicable and convenient. d) Power incidental to the hearing. — For the purpose of the hearing or other proceeding under this Decree, the officer or officers designated to hear the complaint shall have the power to administer oaths, subpoena witnesses, conduct ocular inspections; take depositions, and require the production of any book, paper, correspondence, memorandum, or other records which are deemed relevant or material to the inquiry.

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Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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