Regulation 7 Amendment of Part IV (Registration of Schemes—Appeals)

(1)

For the heading to Part IV substitute “Appeals”.

(2)

For regulation 18 substitute—

“Right of appeal

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(1)

A producer may appeal to the Secretary of State against a decision of the appropriate Agency—

(a)

to refuse to grant an application for registration under regulation 6(5); or

(b)

to cancel registration under regulation 11(1).

(2)

The operator of the scheme may appeal to the Secretary of State against a decision of the appropriate Agency—

(a)

to refuse to grant an application for registration under regulation 12(5); or

(b)

to cancel registration under regulation 17(1).

(3)

A reprocessor or exporter may appeal to the Secretary of State against a decision of the appropriate Agency—

(a)

to refuse accreditation under regulation 21B(2);

(b)

to specify a condition pursuant to paragraph 1(n)(iii) of Schedule 2A; or

(c)

to cancel accreditation under regulation 21D.”.

(3)

In regulation 19(2)—

(a)

for “operator of the scheme” substitute “appellant”; and

(b)

omit all the words after “form of a hearing”.

(4)

In regulation 21, for “regulation 17(1), the decision to cancel registration” substitute “regulations 11(1), 17(1) or 21D, the decision appealed against”.