Section 23 Decisions taken without maladministration
(1)
Nothing in this Act authorises the Ombudsman to question the merits of a decision taken without maladministration by a listed authority in the exercise of a discretion.
(2)
But this is subject to—
(a)
section 15(2)(b),
(b)
section 16(2)(b), and
(c)
section 17(2)(b).