Article 7 Late notice of appeal
(1)
Where any notice of appeal is not given within the appropriate time limit, it shall nevertheless be treated for all purposes as having been given within that time limit if the person to whom it was given is satisfied that, because of special circumstances, it is just for the notice to be treated in that way.
(2)
An adjudicator shall not extend the time limit for giving notice of appeal unless he is satisfied that because of special circumstances, it is just for the notice to be treated in that way.