Article 4 Amendment to the Pensions Appeal Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Rules 1981

In the Arrangement of Rules, after Rule 2 there shall be inserted the following—

“2A

Functions of the President.”.

After Rule 2 there shall be added the following new rule—

“Functions of the President

2A

(1)

In relation to a particular appeal, a category of appeal or to appeals generally the President may direct that all or any of his functions under these Rules be undertaken by the Deputy President or a Chairman.

(2)

The functions of the President under these Rules may, if he is for any reason unable to act or during a vacancy in his office, be discharged by the Deputy President or, if there is no Deputy President or the Deputy President is for any reason unable to act, by a person nominated for that purpose by the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.”.