If the Member fails to attend the hearing pursuant to that invitation, he or she shall be deemed to have renounced the right to be heard, unless he or she has asked to be excused from being heard on the date and at the time proposed, giving reasons.
Če se poslanec ne udeleži zagovora po prejetju povabila, se šteje, da se je odrekel pravici do zagovora, razen če se opraviči za izostanek od zagovora na predlagani datum in ob predlagani uri, in za to navede razloge.