Commentary on Sections Schedule 1: The Pubs Code Adjudicator Deputy Adjudicator Paragraphs 4 and 5– Appointment of a Deputy Adjudicator
265.If the Secretary of State wishes, he/she may appoint a Deputy Adjudicator to carry out any of the Adjudicator’s functions. This should provide flexibility if the Adjudicator is, for example, absent through illness or occupied with other functions.