Article 23 Transfer of Proceedings

Where any proceedings in relation to a patient have not been disposed of by the members of the Tribunal appointed for the purpose, and the F1President is of the opinion that it is not practicable or not possible without undue delay for the consideration of those proceedings to be completed by those members, he shall make arrangements for them to be heard by other members of the Tribunal.

Where a patient in respect of whom proceedings are pending moves to the jurisdiction of the First-tier Tribunal M1, the proceedings shall, if the President of the Tribunal so directs, be transferred to the First-tier Tribunal and notice of the transfer of proceedings shall be given to the parties and such other persons as the Tribunal considers necessary.