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15(1)Except where sub-paragraph (7) gives the Chairman power to act on his own, any general function of the Commission must be performed through a group selected for the purpose by the Chairman.
(2)The group must consist of at least three persons one of whom may be the Chairman.
(3)In selecting the members of the group, the Chairman must comply with any requirement as to its constitution imposed by any enactment applying to specialist panel members.
(4)If the functions to be performed through the group relate to a newspaper merger reference, the group must, subject to sub-paragraph (5), consist of such reporting panel members as the Chairman may select.
(5)The Secretary of State may appoint one, two or three persons from the panel maintained under paragraph 22 to be members and, if he does so, the group—
(a)must include that member or those members; and
(b)if there are three such members, may (if the Chairman so decides) consist entirely of those members.
(6)Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (5), a group must consist of reporting panel members or specialist panel members selected by the Chairman.
(7)While a group is being constituted to perform a particular general function of the Commission, the Chairman may—
(a)take such steps (falling within that general function) as he considers appropriate to facilitate the work of the group when it has been constituted; or
(b)exercise the power conferred by section 75(5) of the 1973 Act (setting aside references).
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