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Article 40 Transfer of proceedings

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(1)

Where any proceedings before a special adjudicator have not been disposed of by him and the chief adjudicator, or any person for the time being carrying out the functions of the chief adjudicator, is of the opinion that —

(a)

it is not practicable without undue delay for the proceedings to be completed by that adjudicator, or

(b)

for some other good reason the proceedings should not be completed by that adjudicator,

he shall make arrangements for them to be dealt with by another special adjudicator.

(2)

Where any proceedings are transferred to another special adjudicator in accordance with paragraph (1) —

(a)

any notice or other document which is sent or given to or by the special adjudicator from whom the proceedings were transferred shall be deemed to have been sent or given to or by the first-mentioned adjudicator; and

(b)

any special adjudicator to whom an appeal is transferred shall have power to deal with it as if it had been commenced before him.