(1) An adjudication officer to whom an adjudication is assigned under section 199(1) shall, as soon as practicable after such assignment, give the licensee concerned -

(a) a copy of this section, and

(b) a notice in writing stating that the licensee may make submissions in writing, within the period specified in the notice, to the adjudication officer on the investigation report to which that adjudication relates.

(2) Submissions may be made under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) within the period specified in the notice given under that paragraph or within such further period, not exceeding 15 days, as the adjudication officer may agree in writing with the licensee concerned.

(3) An adjudication officer may, where he or she considers necessary or appropriate for the purposes of resolving an issue of fact or otherwise enabling the adjudication officer to make a decision under section 203(1) or to impose an administrative sanction under section 203(12), do any of the following:

(a) issue a direction under section 210;