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Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006

Discipline and offences - Discipline - Procedure and miscellaneous matters

117: Evidence

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"The Board can use any information to help make a decision."

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When you are in a proceeding under this part of the law, the Board can use any information it thinks will help. This includes statements, documents, or other matters, even if they are not allowed in court. The Board can do this as long as it follows section 112.

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Part 3Discipline and offences
Discipline: Procedure and miscellaneous matters

117Evidence

  1. In all proceedings under this subpart, the Board may, subject to section 112, receive as evidence any statement, document, information, or matter that may in its opinion assist it to deal effectively with the matter before it, whether or not it would be admissible as evidence in a court of law.