The Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland (Delegation of the President's Functions) Regulations 2004

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Delegation by the President of his functions
     2.  - (1) The President may delegate to any of the members of the Tribunal or its staff the functions conferred on the President by the following provisions in schedule 2 to the Act:-

(a) paragraph 7(1) (determination of the number of tribunals to discharge the functions of the Tribunal);

(b) paragraph 7(2) (determination of when and where the Tribunal shall sit);

(c) paragraph 7(3)(a)(ii) (selection of a member of the panel mentioned in paragraph 1(1)(a) of schedule 2 to the Act);

(d) paragraph 7(3)(b) (selection of a member from each of the panels mentioned in paragraph 1(1)(b) and (c) of schedule 2 to the Act);

(e) paragraph 7(4)(b) (selection from the panel mentioned in paragraph 2 of schedule 2 to the Act);

(f) paragraph 7(6) (giving of direction and issuing of guidance about the administration of the Tribunal);

(g) paragraph 8(3) (request for accommodation for holding of hearings by the Tribunal);

(h) paragraph 15 (disclosure of information); and

(i) paragraph 16(1) and (2) (payment of allowances for attendance at hearings and preparation of reports).

    (2) The President may delegate to members of the panel mentioned in paragraph 1(1)(a) of schedule 2 to the Act the functions conferred on the President by paragraph 7(4)(a) (Tribunal Convener) of that schedule.


MALCOLM CHISHOLM
A member the Scottish Executive

St Andrew's House, Edinburgh
3rd September 2004