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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 U.K. The Commissioner and the Tribunal

Part II U.K. Amendments relating to extension of functions of Commissioner and Tribunal

Deputy commissioners U.K.

20 (1) Paragraph 4 of Schedule 5 to that Act (officers and staff) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1)(a), after “a deputy commissioner” there is inserted “ or two deputy commissioners ”.

(3) After sub-paragraph (1) there is inserted—

“(1A) The Commissioner shall, when appointing any second deputy commissioner, specify which of the Commissioner’s functions are to be performed, in the circumstances referred to in paragraph 5(1), by each of the deputy commissioners.”