Introductory

President of tribunals
4
1
The chairman and deputy chairman of the Commission shall be the president of tribunals and the deputy president respectively for the purposes of this Measure.
2
The president of tribunals shall exercise the functions conferred on him by this Measure and in addition shall have the following duties—
a
to issue practice directions;
b
to act as the chairman of a disciplinary tribunal where, in his opinion, important points of law or principle are involved;
c
to exercise such other functions as may be prescribed.
3
Subject to subsection (4) below, The deputy president of tribunals shall act for the president when the president is absent or is unable or unwilling to act.
4
The president or deputy president of tribunals may select any person who may be appointed as the chairman of a disciplinary tribunal under section 22(1) below to act in his place when he is absent or unable or unwilling to act.
S. 4 in force at 8.9.2005 by S.I. 2005/5, Instrument made by Archbishops
S. 4(4) inserted (1.2.2014) by Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Measure 2013 (No. 2), s. 10(2), Sch. para. 3; 2014 No. 1, art. 2
Words in s. 4(3) inserted (1.2.2014) by Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Measure 2013 (No. 2), s. 10(2), Sch. para. 2; 2014 No. 1, art. 2