# The Financial Assistance Scheme (Internal Review) Regulations 2005, Regulation 17: Representation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), any interested person may, by sending written notice to the scheme manager, appoint a person to act as his representative for the purposes of these Regulations.
(2) Where a person who is a beneficiary or a potential beneficiary—
(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 scheme manager may appoint a person to act as that person’s representative for the purposes of these Regulations.
(3) A person appointed to act as a representative of any person under paragraph (1) or (2) for the purposes of these Regulations may be a person who is an appointed representative of that person within the meaning of regulation 2(7)(a) of the FAS Regulations.
(4) If an interested person appoints a representative under paragraph (1), and then—
(a) dies; or
(b) becomes otherwise incapable of acting for himself,
the person appointed under paragraph (1) is deemed to have been appointed under paragraph (2).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1994/regulation/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/financial-assistance-scheme-internal-review-regulations-2005/regulation-17
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