Regulation 16 Notification of decision

(1)

The decision of the Authority following a review shall be recorded in a document which shall also contain a statement—

(a)

of the reasons for their decision; and

(b)

of the right of appeal to the court on a question of law and the time limit for making such an appeal,

and shall be signed and dated by the Chairman of the review committee.

(2)

The Authority shall send a copy of the document recording the decision to the applicant, if any, and to such other persons as appear to them to be directly affected, as soon as is reasonably practicable after the decision is made.

(3)

The Authority may publish their decisions as they consider appropriate, but in doing so they shall have regard to the need to preserve the confidentiality of—

(a)

any document submitted in relation to an application which they have reason to believe is commercially sensitive or confidential for any other reason; and

(b)

any evidence heard in private,

and for that purpose may make any necessary amendments to the text of a decision.