Regulation 3 Establishment of the Referees
For the purpose of hearing and determining references under section 4B(4) of the Act concerning decisions of industrial training boards there shall be established Referees constituted in accordance with these regulations.
For the purpose aforesaid the Referees shall sit in divisions in accordance with Regulation 5 and two or more such divisions may sit at the same time.
The Referees shall consist of the following persons—
a person appointed by the Secretary of State to be the President together with such number of persons as the Secretary of State sees fit to appoint to be chairmen;
such number of persons as the Secretary of State sees fit to appoint to be members being persons so appointed after consultation with organisations representing employers; and
such number of persons as the Secretary of State sees fit to appoint to be members being persons so appointed after consultation with organisations representing employees.
The expenses of the Referees shall be defrayed by the Secretary of State out of moneys provided by Parliament and the Secretary of State may out of such moneys pay to the President, chairmen, members and to any assessors such remuneration and allowances (including allowances for loss of remunerative time) as he may determine with the approval of the Minister for the Civil Service.
The President, chairmen and members appointed under this Regulation shall hold and vacate office under the terms of the instruments under which they are appointed, but may resign office by notice in writing to the Secretary of State; and any such person who ceases to hold office shall be eligible for reappointment.
The functions of the President under these Regulations may, if he is for any reason unable to act or during a vacancy in his office, be discharged by a person nominated for that purpose by the Secretary of State.