Chapter:	548C	Title:	MERCHANT SHIPPING (LOCAL VESSELS) (CONDUCT OF INQUIRIES) RULES	Gazette Number:	L.N. 271 of 2001; L.N. 282 of 2006
Rule:	4	Heading:	Notice of inquiry	Version Date:	02/01/2007

(1) Where the Director causes an inquiry under section 17 of the Ordinance to be held, he shall cause a notice of inquiry to be served on the prescribed person concerned who shall be made a party to the inquiry.
(2) Service of a notice of inquiry shall be effected not less than 30 days before the date fixed for the inquiry to which it relates.
(3) A notice of inquiry shall state-

(a) the facts giving rise to the inquiry;
(b) the allegation made against the prescribed person to whom the notice is addressed and the grounds therefor;
(c) the time and date when and the place where the inquiry is to be held; and
(d) the prescribed person's rights as set out in rule 7(2), (3), (4) and (5).