Regulation 18 Time and miscellaneous powers
Where the time prescribed by or under these Regulations for doing any act expires on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday and by reason thereof the act cannot be done on that day, the act shall be in time if done on the next working day.
The periods referred to in regulations 8, 9 and 10 may be extended by the chairman on such terms (if any) as the chairman after consulting the parties thinks fit and any application for such extension may be granted although it is not made until after the expiration of the period.
The chairman may, after consulting the parties—
postpone the date fixed for the hearing of an appeal; or
alter the place appointed for any hearing;
and, if he exercises either of the above powers, the secretary shall notify each party, any witnesses concerned and, in the case of an appeal under section 27(2) of the Act, the institution concerned of the revised arrangements.