# The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008, Paragraph 3


No person shall be appointed as an Appeal Officer unless the Secretary of State considers that that person has sufficient knowledge and experience, or sufficiently ready access to independent sources of technical or legal expertise, to be able to reach independent, impartial and properly informed decisions on the appeals which that person is appointed to hear.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1597/schedule/4/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/supply-of-machinery-safety-regulations-2008/schedule-4/paragraph-3
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