# The Homelessness (Decisions on Referrals) Order 1998, Paragraph 4


(1) The notifying authority and the notified authority shall jointly request the Chairman of the Local Government Association or his nominee (“the proper officer”) to appoint a person from the panel.
(2) If within a period of six weeks commencing on the day on which the notified authority receives a notification under section 198(1) of the Housing Act 1996 a person has not been appointed, the notifying authority shall request the proper officer to appoint a person from the panel.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/1998/0110790014/schedule/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-homelessness-decisions-on-referrals-order-1998/schedule/paragraph-4
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