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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-service-medicines-price-control-appeals-regulations-2000/regulation-20",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-service-medicines-price-control-appeals-regulations-2000/regulation-20.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2000/124",
  "legislation_title": "The Health Service Medicines (Price Control Appeals) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-service-medicines-price-control-appeals-regulations-2000",
  "path": "regulation/20",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Power to decide the appeal without a hearing",
  "text": "(1) Where, at the end of the period within which the Secretary of State is required to send his reply–\n(a) the Secretary of State has not done so, or\n(b) neither the appellant nor the Secretary of State has requested an oral hearing,\nand the chairman does not consider that a hearing is necessary in the public interest or for the just disposal of the matter, the tribunal may decide the appeal without a hearing.\n(2) Subject to paragraph (3) and regulations 8 and 17, where the tribunal determines to decide the appeal under this regulation, it must do so as soon as practicable after the end of the period mentioned in paragraph (1).\n(3) Before deciding the appeal the tribunal must consider–/\n(a) the notice of appeal and the appellant’s additional material;\n(b) any reply sent by the Secretary of State;\n(c) any representations or written comments received under regulation 17;\nand may if it thinks fit direct the appellant or the Secretary of State to provide in writing further information about any matter relevant to the appeal.\n(4) A direction under paragraph (3) must include a statement of the time allowed for complying with it, and where the appellant or the Secretary of State has not complied with such a direction within the time allowed, the tribunal may–\n(a) decide the appeal on the basis of the material available, or\n(b) apply to the county court or, in relation to Scottish proceedings, make a summary application to the sheriff, for an order requiring a party to comply with the tribunal’s direction.\n(5) The court’s permission is required for any appeal from a decision of a court under this regulation.\n(6) Where the tribunal delays its decision so that it can consider information provided under paragraph (3) or representations received under regulation 17, it must send to the appellant and the Secretary of State a notice giving the reasons for the delay, and stating when it expects to decide the appeal.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/124/regulation/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:22:31.995517+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}