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( Appendix  ) Memorandum Issued by the Advisory Committee Appointed by the Governor under the Emergency Order,  (10 November 1953) PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR UNDER SECTION 13(2) OF THE EMERGENCY ORDER 1953 In exercise of the power to regulate our own procedure vested in us by Rule 5(2) of the Emergency (Advisory Committee) Rules 1953 we the above-mentioned Advisory Committee intend to adopt the following procedure in considering objections made by persons detained under Section 13 of the Emergency Order 1953. This procedure is based substantiallyon that followed in the United Kingdom and the Colonies in operating Advisory Committees similar to the British Guiana Advisory Committee. 1. The Committee which is merely an Advisory Committee and is in no sense a Court of Law, will not be bound by the rules of practice, procedure or evidence which are normally applied in Courts of Law. 2. The proceedings of the Committee will (a) not be open to the Press or the public; (b) be conducted as administrative rather than judicial enquiries; (c) be quite informal in character 3. As the Committee will have perused all relevant documents before the hearing, the case against the detainee is not presented on behalf of the Government. 4. No formal charge will be preferred against the detainees but with due regard to the interests of security, the Committee will give each detainee a document informing the detainee of the grounds on which the order has been made against him and containing such particulars to enable him to present his case, as are, in the Chairman’s opinion sufficient. 5. No witnesses will be called on behalf of the Government though the Committee is free to consult with the Defence Security Officer, who will be in attendance. 6. The names of informants will not be disclosed nor any information by which they might be identified. Appendix 1 (  ) 7. Documents furnished for the Committee’s use will not be made available to a detainee or his Counsel or Solicitor or agent, but in the course of the hearing, extracts from documents may be read out by the Committee at its absolute discretion. 8. A detained person may give oral evidence if he so desires and may call witnesses to give oral evidence. No oath or affirmation will be administered to any detainee or witness. 9. A detained person may, instead of giving oral evidence or in addition thereto or in addition to the evidence of any witness he may call, hand to the Committee a written statement of his case or part of his case. 10. The case of each detainee will be heard separately and in the absence of all other detainees . 11. The Committee may question (a) anydetaineewho gives evidence or in respect of whom a written statement is handed in; (b) any witness called on behalf of a detainee. 12. Points of procedures not covered by this memorandum will be provided for by future Memoranda or decided by the Committee as and when they arise and the Committee is, of course, free at all times to depart from or vary the procedure set out in this Memorandum. 13. From time to time the Chairman will give the Press such information with regard to the work of the Committee as in his opinion can be given without infringing the spirit of the Committee’s procedure and in particular no disclosure will be made of (a) any evidence given; (b) the names of any persons who give evidence; (c) any recommendation made by the Committee to the Governor. 14. The public will not be informed of the Committee’s recommendation to the Governor nor will it be communicated to the detainee. PETER BELL Chairman H. A. BECKLES Member CARLOS GOMES Member 10th November, 1953 ...

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