Article 24 Application of time limitsX1
United Kingdom
The time limits laid down in this Regulation shall run from the day following receipt of the F1Secretary of State's communication or delivery thereof by hand.
In the case of a communication addressed to the F2Secretary of State, the relevant time limits shall be deemed to have been met when that communication has been dispatched by registered post before the relevant time limit expires.
In setting the time limits, the Secretary of State shall have regard both to due process rights and the specific circumstances of each decision-making procedure under this Regulation.
Where appropriate and upon reasoned request made before the expiry of the original time limit, time limits may be extended.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Art. 24(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Recognised Organisations) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/270), regs. 1(2), 4(23)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F2
Words in Art. 24 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Recognised Organisations) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/270), regs. 1(2), 4(23)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)