At any time before the referee's decision has become final within the periods of time prescribed in section 31-248 or at any time during the pendency of a proceeding before a referee, the board may transfer any case to itself for hearing and decision either on its own motion or at the request of any party to the proceeding, including the administrator.
(P.A. 74-339, S. 24, 36.)
Cited. 192 C. 581; 196 C. 546.