Regulation 10 Powers of determiner
In this regulation—
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“the determiner” means the appropriate Ministers or the person appointed to determine the appeal pursuant to paragraph 34 of Schedule 6, as the case may be; and
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“representations” includes any statement or questionnaire submitted or to be submitted by the authority pursuant to these Regulations.
The determiner may, at any time after the expiry of:
a period of 7 days beginning either with the date of receipt by the appellant of the copy of the authority’s questionnaire or, where the authority submits a statement pursuant to regulation 7(3), with the date of receipt by the appellant of the copy of that statement; or
where applicable, the period of 7 days mentioned in regulation 9—
whichever is the later proceed to a decision, taking into account only those representations and supporting documents as were submitted before the expiry of the relevant period.
Where no representations are submitted within the period mentioned in regulation 6(2)(c), the determiner may proceed to a decision if—
it appears to the determiner that sufficient material has been received to enable the determiner to reach a decision on the merits of the case; and
notice has been given by the determiner to the appellant and to the authority of the determiner’s intention to proceed to a decision notwithstanding that no representations have been submitted within that period.