Regulation 21 Amendment of regulation 15 of the Appeal Regulations

After paragraph (1) of regulation 15 of the Appeal Regulations (setting aside) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(1A)

In determining whether it is just to set aside a decision on the ground set out in paragraph (1)(b) the tribunal shall determine whether the party making the application gave notice that he wished an oral hearing to be held, and if the party did not give such notice the tribunal shall not set the decision aside unless it is satisfied that there has been some procedural irregularity or mishap.”.