2.—(1) A Registrar of Appeal Tribunals shall be appointed by the Competition Commission with the approval of the Secretary of State.
(2) Any person appointed to be the Registrar shall–
(a)have a seven year general qualification within the meaning of section 71 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990(1);
(b)be an advocate or solicitor in Scotland of at least seven years standing; or
(c)be–
(i)a member of the Bar of Northern Ireland; or
(ii)a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Northern Ireland
of at least seven years standing.
(3) The Registrar shall act in accordance with the instructions of the President and shall, in particular, be responsible for:–
(a)the establishment and maintenance of a register in which all pleadings and supporting documents and all orders and decisions of the tribunal shall be registered; and
(b)the acceptance, transmission, service and custody of documents in accordance with these rules.
(4) The President may delegate to the Registrar the power to abridge or extend the time prescribed by these rules for the doing of any act.
(5) Any function of the Registrar may be performed on his behalf by any other member of his staff whom the President may authorise for the purpose.