Regulation 8 Reconsideration of leave
The President must reconsider a decision to refuse leave if within ten working days after receipt of a notice under regulation 7(3) the Secretary receives a written request to do so from the applicant.
If in his request under paragraph (1) the applicant has asked to make representations about leave at a hearing, the Secretary must fix a hearing for those representations to be heard.
The Secretary must notify the respondent of any hearing fixed for the purpose of considering whether to grant leave, and the applicant and the respondent may appear or be represented by any person at that hearing.
If the President again refuses leave after reconsideration,
he must give his reasons for doing so in writing, and
the Secretary shall without delay notify the parties of the decision and provide them with a copy of the reasons.
The Secretary shall without delay notify the parties in writing—
of the President’s decision, and
if he has refused leave, of his reasons for doing so.