# The Care Tribunal Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005, Paragraph 5: Reconsideration of refusal to grant leave to appeal


(1) Where, pursuant to paragraph 4, the Chairman has refused leave to appeal, the applicant may apply to the Chairman requesting a reconsideration of that decision.
(2) An application under this paragraph must be received by the Secretary within 10 working days after receipt of a notice under paragraph 4(3), and must be in writing.
(3) Upon receipt of such an application, the Chairman must reconsider the decision to refuse leave.
(4) If, in his application under sub-paragraph (1), the applicant has asked to make representations about leave at a hearing, the Secretary must fix a hearing for those representations to be heard.
(5) The Secretary must notify the respondent of any hearing fixed for the purpose of considering whether to grant leave, and the applicant and the respondent may appear or be represented by any person at that hearing.
(6) If the Chairman again refuses leave after reconsideration—
(a) he must give his reasons for doing so in writing; and
(b) the Secretary must send to the parties a copy of the Chairman’s decision together with his reasons for refusing leave.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/178/schedule/7/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/care-tribunal-regulations-northern-ireland-2005/schedule-7/paragraph-5
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