(1) A person, not being an attorney-at-law acting solely on behalf of the person required to attend a preliminary inquiry, who —
(a) is allowed by a person holding the preliminary inquiry to be present; or
(b) is nominated to be present at an oral examination before a person holding the preliminary inquiry, may at any time be excluded from being present —
(i) by the person holding the preliminary inquiry if he or she has reason to believe that his or her presence may hamper the preliminary inquiry, or
(ii) by the person holding the preliminary inquiry if he or she is satisfied, having regard to all the circumstances, that it is proper to exclude that person.
(2) Where a person nominated to be present is excluded under subregulation (1), the person required to attend a preliminary inquiry is entitled to nominate another person to be present at the oral examination in place of the person excluded and subregulation (1) applies to that other person.