Rule 102 Withdrawal of a Member If, for any reason, Rule 104 Legal aid a Member of the Commission considers that he or she should not take part or continue to take part in the consideration of a Communication, he or she shall inform the Chairperson of his or her decision to withdraw. 1. The Commission may, either at the request of the author of the communication or at its own initiative, facilitate access to free legal aid to the author in connection with the representation of the case; Free legal aid shall only be facilitated where the Commission Rule103 Preliminary objection 1. A party who intends to raise a preliminary objection at the stage of admissibility or before the Commission takes a decision on the merits of the Communication, is convinced: shall do so not latter than thirty (30) days after receiving notification to submit on admissibility or on the merits. The Commission shall communicate the objection to the other party within fifteen (15) days. A party who intends to respond to a preliminary objection raised by the other party shall submit a written response not later than thirty (30) days after the Secretary to the Commission has transmitted the objection to that party. If no response to a_ preliminary objection is received within the stipulated period, the Commission shall proceed with the consideration of the preliminary objection on the basis of the available information. When the Commission receives a preliminary objection, it shall first of all determine this objection before any other question relating to the Communication. Part Three : Protection Activities a. b. Thatitis essential for the proper discharge of the Commission’s duties, and to ensure equality of the parties before it; and TheauthoroftheCommunication has no sufficient means to meet all or part of the costs involved; In case of urgency Commission is not or in when the session, its Chairperson may exercise the powers conferred on the Commission by this Rule. As soon as the Commission is in session, any action that has been taken under this paragraph shall be brought to its attention for confirmation.