Article 20 Internal review of decisions made by the scheme administrator
This article applies if—
the scheme administrator makes a relevant decision, and
within a period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the affected person receives notice of the decision, or such longer period as the scheme administrator may specify under article 21(1)(a), the affected person applies to the scheme administrator for a review of the decision.
In the table contained in this article—
each decision mentioned in column 1 of the table is a “relevant decision”, and
a person is an “affected person” in relation to such a decision if they are mentioned in the corresponding entry in column 2 of the table.
The scheme administrator must carry out a review of the relevant decision in accordance with article 21.
On conclusion of the review of a relevant decision, the scheme administrator must—
confirm the decision (whether on the same or different grounds),
make such changes to the decision as the scheme administrator considers appropriate, or
revoke the decision.
The scheme administrator must notify the affected person of the decision on the review as soon as reasonably practicable after the decision is taken.
| Column 1: relevant decision | Column 2: affected person |
|---|---|
| Decision to cancel registration of producer under article 24 | registered producer |
| Decision as to amount of registration fee payable by registered producer under article 25 | registered producer |
| Decision as to amount of handling payment payable to a return point operator under article 14 | return point operator |
| Decision to cancel a groceries retailer’s registration as a return point operator under article 28 | groceries retailer whose registration is cancelled |
| Decision to refuse an application for an exemption from operating a return point under article 29 | groceries retailer making the application |
| Decision to revoke a return point exemption under article 30 | groceries retailer whose exemption is revoked |
| Decision to refuse registration of a voluntary return point under article 31 | person making the application |
| Decision to cancel registration of a voluntary return point under article 31 | person whose registration is cancelled |
| Decision to refuse registration of a takeback service provider under article 34 | person making the application |
| Decision to cancel registration of a takeback service provider under article 34 | person whose registration is cancelled |