# The Marine Licensing (Notices Appeals) Regulations 2011, Regulation 5: Appeals – further provisions


(1) In any appeal the burden of proof is on the licensing authority or enforcement authority (as appropriate), and—
(a) where a question to be decided on the appeal is whether an offence has been committed, the authority must prove the commission of the offence beyond reasonable doubt;
(b) in respect of any other issue to be decided on the appeal, the First-tier Tribunal is to determine the standard of proof.
(2) The First-tier Tribunal may—
(a) withdraw the notice or any requirement contained in it;
(b) confirm the notice or any requirement contained in it;
(c) vary the notice or any requirement contained in it;
(d) take such steps as the licensing authority or enforcement authority (as appropriate) could take in relation to the act or omission giving rise to the notice; or
(e) remit the decision whether to confirm the notice, or any matter relating to that decision, to the licensing authority or enforcement authority (as appropriate).
(3) Where a notice revoking a marine licence is withdrawn under paragraph (2), the licence is to be treated as never having been revoked by that notice.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2011/9780111506677/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-marine-licensing-notices-appeals-regulations-2011/regulation-5
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