Power to exercise powers of President and chairman
54.—(1) An act which these Regulations require or authorise the President to do may be done by a member of the chairman’s panel authorised by him.
(2) Where a member of the chairman’s panel authorised under paragraph (1)—
(a)selects the chairman of a tribunal, he may select himself;
(b)makes a decision, regulation 49 (Review of the President’s decision) applies in relation to that decision as if it referred to the member of the chairman’s panel in place of the President.
(3) Subject to regulation 58(6), in the event of the death or incapacity of the chairman, or if he ceases to be a member of the chairman’s panel, following the decision of the tribunal, the functions of the chairman for the completion of the proceedings, including any review of the decision, may be exercised by the President or any member of the chairman’s panel.