1973 Ed.] Royal Hong Kong Regiment (Pensions)
[CAP. 199
C9
Regulations
[Subsidiary]
(2) Notice of such adjournment shall be given to the appellant and the Board.
25. If any party to an appeal fails to appear at the hearing, the Tribunal may upon proof of service on such party of the notice of hearing, proceed to hear and determine the appeal in his absence, and if the party absent is the appellant, the Tribunal may adjourn the appeal or dismiss it.
26. (1) Where under regulation 25 an appeal is heard or dismissed in the absence of a party to the appeal, such party may, within 28 days after the receipt of the Decision on Appeal under regulation 43 and upon giving notice to the other party, apply to the Tribunal for a re-hearing.
(2) The Tribunal may, if it is satisfied that it is just that the appeal should be re-heard, grant such application.
(3) Upon such re-hearing the Tribunal may amend, vary or reverse its decision upon such previous hearing or make a fresh decision.
27. An appellant may at any time give notice to the secretary and the Board that he desires to withdraw his appeal, and thereupon the appeal shall be struck out.
28. Where the secretary is notified that an appellant has died before the appeal is decided—
(a) in the case of an appeal against an assessment, the appeal shall be struck out;
(b) in any other case the chairman may, on application made to him by a dependant or personal representative of the deceased within 3 months after the date of death, give directions that the appeal shall proceed, so far as may be, as if the dependant or personal representative had brought the appeal on behalf of the deceased in the first instance and the deceased had not died, and that it shall be heard with any other appeal brought by the dependant in respect of the death.
29. (1) An appellant may conduct his case himself or may be represented by any person appointed by him to assist him for the purpose.
(2) The Board may be represented by any person appointed by it for the purpose.
(3) The Tribunal shall assist an appellant who through ignorance or otherwise is unable to make the best of his case and may, if he is not represented, appoint a suitable person to represent him.
Failure to appear.
Re-hearing after failure to appear.
Withdrawal of appeal.
Death of appellant.
Representation of the appellant and the Board.