Regulation 23 Withdrawal of the appeal

(1)

The appellant may withdraw its appeal at any time.

(2)

The regulator may only reconsider the decision which is the subject of the appeal before the appeal is determined with leave of the appeal panel.

(3)

Where an appeal is withdrawn, the appeal panel or, where no appeal panel has been appointed, the Secretary of State, may instruct the secretary to publish notice of the withdrawal on the panel website or in such other manner as the appeal panel or the Secretary of State, as the case may be, may direct.

(4)

Where an appeal is withdrawn—

(a)

any interim order of the appeal panel immediately ceases to have effect, and

(b)

a fresh appeal may only be brought by the appellant in relation to the decision which was the subject of the appeal—

(i)

within the period of 21 days after the day on which the initial appeal is withdrawn, and

(ii)

with the permission of the appeal panel.