Regulation 47 Right to refer a decision of the compensating authority to a tribunal

Every claimant who is aggrieved by any decision of the compensating authority with respect to a compensation question, or by any failure on the part of the compensating authority to notify him of any such decision within the appropriate time prescribed by these regulations, may, within 13 weeks of the notification to him of the decision or the expiry of the prescribed time, as the case may be, institute proceedings for the determination of the question by the tribunal in accordance with the rules of procedure laid down in the Industrial Tribunals (Employment and Compensation) Regulations 1967^f1, or, in Scotland, the Industrial Tribunals (Employment and Compensation) (Scotland) Regulations 1967^f2, and the tribunal shall determine the question accordingly.

The compensating authority shall give effect to the decision of the tribunal with any modifications that may be required in consequence of any appeal from the decision on a point of law.

For the purpose of any proceedings instituted pursuant to paragraph (1) of this regulation, one or more person having special knowledge or experience in relation to the subject matter of the reference may, under the appropriate regulations specified in paragraph (1) of this regulation, be appointed, if it is thought fit, to sit with the tribunal as assessor or assessors.