Regulation 27

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for paragraph (5) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(5)

An application for an extension of time shall not be granted unless—

(a)

the panel member is satisfied that, if the application is granted, there are reasonable prospects that the appeal will be successful; or

(b)

the panel member or the relevant authority, as the case may be, is satisfied that it is in the interests of justice for the application to be granted.”;

in paragraph (6) after the words “panel member” there shall be inserted the words “ or the relevant authority, as the case may be, ”; and

in paragraph (8) for the words “the panel member shall have regard” there shall be substituted the words “ regard shall be had ”.