25Procedure of courts of inquiry

25 Procedure of courts of inquiry

(1)  A court of inquiry is to be open to the public.

(2)  Except as provided in this Part, Part 3 and sections 8 , 33 , 36 and 37 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1995 apply to a court of inquiry as if –

(a) the court were a Commission established under that Act; and

(b) the inquiry were conducted by that Commission; and

(c) a member of a court of inquiry were a Commissioner appointed under that Act.

(3)  Except as provided by these regulations, a court of inquiry may regulate its own proceedings.