1[1] 2[A party] or the Director General may either appear in person or authorise one or more chartered accountants or company secretaries or cost accountants or legal practitioners or any of his or its officers to present his or its case before the Commission.

Explanation.—For the purposes of this section,—

3[(2) Without prejudice to sub-section (1), a party may call upon experts from the fields of economics, commerce, international trade or from any other discipline to provide an expert opinion in connection with any matter related to a case.]

1. Section 35 shall be numbered as sub-section (1) thereof by Act 9 of 2023, s. 25 (w.e.f. 18-5-2023). 2. Subs. by s. 25, ibid., for "A person or an enterprise " (w.e.f. 18-5-2023). 3. Ins. by s. 25, ibid. (w.e.f. 18-5-2023).