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Regulation 5

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Where the chairman is satisfied on an application by any person that—

(a)

a notice to quit has been given to a service man as mentioned in sub-section (1) of section 21 of the 1951 Act.

(b)

the service man is serving abroad,

(c)

the applicant is a fit person to serve a counter-notice under subsection (1) of section 24 of the 1948 Act on the service man's behalf but is not duly authorised to do so, and

(d)

the application is made in good faith in the interests of the service man, the chairman may direct that the applicant be deemed to be duly authorised to serve the counter-notice on the service man's behalf.