Regulation 21 Determination of appealsI1

After the conclusion of the hearing or after receiving all written representations the appointed person shall determine the appeal.

The appointed person who determines an appeal may affirm the decision to which the appeal refers, reverse it or any part of it and may deal with the appeal in the same way as if it were an application for a decision of first instance.

The appointed person who determines an appeal shall notify his decision under this regulation and the reasons for it to the appellant, to the Department, to other interested parties and to any other persons who appeared at the hearing (if any) and asked to be notified of the decision.