Evidence
22.—(1)  The Board —
(a)shall have control of the evidence at the hearing of an appeal;
(b)shall not be bound by the provisions of the Evidence Act (Cap. 97) or by any other written law relating to evidence; and
(c)may give directions as to —
(i)the issues on which it requires evidence;
(ii)the nature of the evidence which it requires to decide those issues; and
(iii)the manner in which the evidence is to be placed before the Board.
(2)  The Board may admit or exclude evidence, whether or not the evidence was available when the contested decision was made.
(3)  The Board may require any witness to give evidence on oath or affirmation, or by way of affidavit.
(4)  The Board may allow a witness to give evidence through a video link or by other means.
(5)  The Board may dispense with the need to call a witness to give oral evidence if a witness statement has been submitted in respect of that witness.
(6)  The Board may, at any time before notifying the appellant of its decision, call for such further evidence or explanation from all or any of the parties to be given, in the presence of the other party or parties, as it may consider necessary.