SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 6Transitory provisions
Constitution of appeal tribunals
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In relation to any time before the commencement of section 7 of this Act so far as it relates to appeals under section 12 of this Act, section 41 of the Administration Act (constitution of social security appeal tribunals) shall have effect as if—
a
in subsection (1), for the words “and two other persons” there were substituted the words “sitting either alone or with one or two other persons”;
b
in subsection (2), for the words “The members other than the chairman” there were substituted the words “Any members other than the chairman”; and
c
for subsection (6) there were substituted the following subsection—
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Where the appeal tribunal hearing a case consists of more than one member it shall, if practicable, include at least one member who is of the same sex as the claimant.