{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/countryside-stewardship-england-regulations-2020/regulation-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/countryside-stewardship-england-regulations-2020/regulation-16.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2020/41",
  "legislation_title": "The Countryside Stewardship (England) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/countryside-stewardship-england-regulations-2020",
  "path": "regulation/16",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Appeals",
  "text": "(1) An agreement holder may appeal in writing to the Secretary of State against a determination made under regulation 12(1), or against any other decision made by the Secretary of State under these Regulations, on any of the following grounds—\n(a) the decision was based on an error of fact;\n(b) the decision was wrong in law;\n(c) there has been a material procedural error.\n(2) An applicant for a grant may appeal in writing to the Secretary of State against a decision by the Secretary of State not to offer a countryside stewardship agreement or a facilitation agreement on any of the grounds set out in paragraph (1).\n(3) An appeal under this regulation must be received by the Secretary of State within 60 days of notification of the determination or decision being appealed.\n(4) The Secretary of State must appoint a person or persons, up to a maximum of three, (“the appointed person”) to consider appeals under this regulation.\n(5) The appointed person, upon considering an appeal under this regulation, must report in writing to the Secretary of State with conclusions on the appeal and a recommendation as to the manner in which the matter should be finally determined by the Secretary of State.\n(6) The Secretary of State may—\n(a) pay to the appointed person such reasonable remuneration in respect of that person's functions in this regard, and such travelling and other allowances, as the Secretary of State may determine, and\n(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(7) Following receipt of a report pursuant to paragraph (5), the Secretary of State must make a final determination.\n(8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 16(6)(b) omitted (8.2.2021) by virtue of The Countryside Stewardship (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/42), regs. 1(1), 2(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 16(8) omitted (8.2.2021) by virtue of The Countryside Stewardship (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/42), regs. 1(1), 2(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 16 in force at 11.2.2020, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/41/regulation/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:34:40.642826+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}