The Secretary may designate one or more examiners to preside over the public hearings contemplated by §§ 206—220f of this title. One of them shall have been admitted to the Bar in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.The examiners shall have the power to:(1) Administer oaths and take testimony;(2) issue summons requiring the appearance of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence;(3) receive pertinent evidence and decide thereon;(4) take, or cause depositions to be taken;(5) conduct the hearing;(6) hold conferences to simplify the controversies;(7) pass on procedural instances or similar matters, and(8) recommend decisions. History —June 25, 1968, No. 132, p. 314, § 10, renumbered as § 9 and amended on June 3, 1976, No. 144, p. 423, § 10; June 27, 1987, No. 54, p. 180, § 6.
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