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48. The Departmental Inquiry Board shall:
(a) open the departmental inquiry proceeding systematically and record the documents, statements of witnesses, other documents and findings of inquiry related to action.
(b) charge first to the services personnel who is held departmental inquiry and send a statement of allegations to the services personnel and give sufficient period and right to submit the written statement of defence;
(c) examine the witnesses systematically and record the statements of witnesses when receiving the written statement of defence. If the services personnel who is held departmental inquiry desires to defend in person, it shall be allowed. When the services personnel defends in person as such, a lawyer or any person may be allowed to assist him if the services personnel requests;
(d) submit the report of findings of the inquiry to the Head of Services Personnel Organization;
(e) mention the summary of the case, charge, findings, remark and recommendation of the Departmental Inquiry Board in the report of the Departmental Inquiry Board.