Section 22

If any member other than the President is unable to attend or continue to attend any proceedings of the Court or ceases to be a member, the President may select another member from the appropriate panel to fill the vacancy.

The Court may with the consent of the parties to the dispute act notwithstanding any vacancy in its number or in the absence of any

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member other than the President from any hearing or any part thereof and no act, proceeding or award of the Court shall be called in question or invalidated by reason of any such vacancy or absence.

Any member of the Court constituted under this section whose appointment expires during the proceedings of the Court shall for the purpose of the proceedings continue to be a member of the Court and the term of his appointment shall be deemed to have been extended until the final disposal of the trade dispute or matter.

Notwithstanding the foregoing subsections, for the purpose of dealing with any reference to the Court or any complaint of non-compliance of an award for a reference made under subsection 20(3), the Court may be constituted by the President sitting alone.

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