Regulation 31 Persons who may not act as members of disability appeal tribunalsI1
England, Wales and Scotland
(1)
A person shall not act as a member of a disability appeal tribunal in any case if he—
(a)
is or may be directly affected by that case; or
(b)
has taken any part in such case as an assessor, a medical practitioner who has regularly attended the claimant or to whom any question has been referred for report or advice, or as a witness.
(2)
If a disability appeal tribunal is unable to determine a question by reason of the provisions of paragraph (1) the case shall be referred to another such tribunal.
Annotations
Commencement
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Reg. 31 in force at 10.8.1995, see reg. 1(1)