Regulation 8 Reviews

(1)

An owner or authorised person who has been suspended from the Northern Ireland Pet Travel Scheme may request a review of that decision from the competent authority which issued the pet travel document.

(2)

A request under paragraph (1) must be made in writing within a period of 10 working days starting on the day after the day on which the owner or authorised person is notified of the decision to suspend.

(3)

A competent authority carrying out a review under paragraph (1) may—

(a)

confirm the period of suspension;

(b)

substitute a reduced period of suspension; or

(c)

withdraw the suspension.

(4)

In this regulation, “working day” means any day other than—

(a)

a Saturday or Sunday;

(b)

a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971^f1 in England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland; or

(c)

a day which is a public holiday in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1971 c. 80.