Application for leave to appeal to a Commissioner from an appeal tribunal
24.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) to (4), an application to the chairman of an appeal tribunal for leave to appeal to a Commissioner from a decision of an appeal tribunal shall be made—
(a)orally at the hearing after the decision is announced by the tribunal; or
(b)in accordance with regulation 3 and Schedule 2.
(2) Where an application in writing for leave to appeal is made by an adjudication officer the clerk to the tribunal shall, as soon as may be practicable, send a copy of the application to every other party to the proceedings.
(3) The decision of the chairman on an application for leave to appeal made under paragraph (1)(a) shall be recorded in the record of the proceedings of the tribunal, and on an application under paragraph 1 (b) shall be recorded in writing and a copy shall be sent to every party to the proceedings.
(4) Where in any case it is impracticable, or it would be likely to cause undue delay for an application for leave to appeal against a decision of an appeal tribunal to be determined by the person who was the chairman of that tribunal, that application shall be determined by any other person qualified under section 39(4) of the Administration Act to act as a chairman of appeal tribunals.