# The Financial Assistance Scheme (Appeals) Regulations 2005, Regulation 27: Representation


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a party to an appeal may, by sending written notice to the Ombudsman, appoint a person to act as his representative for the purposes of these Regulations.
(2) Where a party to an appeal—
(a) dies; or
(b) is otherwise incapable of acting for himself,
and there is no person appointed under paragraph (1) in respect of him, the Ombudsman may appoint a person to act as that person’s representative for the purposes of these Regulations.
(3) A person appointed under paragraph (1) to act as a representative of any person for the purposes of these Regulations may be the same person as the appointed representative of that person within the meaning of regulation 2(7)(a) of the FAS Regulations (meaning of “appointed representative”).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2005/011073517X/regulation/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-financial-assistance-scheme-appeals-regulations-2005/regulation-27
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