{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2007/rule-197",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2007/rule-197.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2007/1744",
  "legislation_title": "The Court of Protection Rules 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2007",
  "path": "rule/197",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "197",
  "heading": "Appeal against a decision of a nominated officer",
  "text": "(1) This rule applies in relation to decisions made under rules 195 and 196 by a nominated officer.\n(2) An appeal from a decision to which this rule applies lies to a judge of the court nominated by virtue of section 46(2)(e) of the Act.\n(3) No permission is required for an appeal under paragraph (2).\n(4) A judge determining an appeal under paragraph (2) has all the powers that an appeal judge on appeal has by virtue of rule 178.\n(5) An appeal from a decision made under paragraph (2) (“a second appeal”) lies to a judge of the court nominated by virtue of section 46(2)(d) of the Act.\n(6) A second appeal may be made from a decision of a nominated officer, and a judge to whom such an appeal is made may, if he considers the matter is one which ought to be heard by a judge of the court nominated by virtue of section 46(2)(a) to (c), transfer the matter to such a judge.\n(7) An appeal from a decision made on a second appeal lies to the Court of Appeal.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1744/rule/197",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:51:00.743935+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."
}