Regulation 72 Power to exercise the functions of the President and ChairI1

England and Wales

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), a Chair may exercise any function which these Regulations require or authorise the President to do.

(2)

A Chair may not exercise a function under regulation 28 of these Regulations.

(3)

Where in accordance with paragraph (1), a Chair—

(a)

is required to select the Chair to a tribunal panel, a Chair may select themself;

(b)

makes a decision, regulations 56 and 57 apply in relation to that decision as if they referred to a Chair in place of the President.

(4)

Subject to regulation 77(6), in the event of the death or incapacity of the Chair, or if the Chair ceases to be a member of the chairmen’s panel, following the decision of the tribunal panel, the functions of the Chair may be exercised by the President or another Chair appointed from the chairmen’s panel.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 72 in force at 6.3.2012, see reg. 1(1)