Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

Appeals

33.—(1) A person on whom a notice is served under paragraph (4) of regulation 30 or paragraph (1) or (2) of regulation 32 may within 21 days beginning with the day on which the notice is served request the Department to appeal the decision in question and for that purpose –

(a) provide written representations to the Department; or

(b) give notice in writing that he wishes to appear before and be heard by an independent person appointed by the Department.

(2) Where an appellant gives notice of his wish to appear before and be heard by an independent person appointed for the purpose the Department shall appoint an independent person to hear representations and shall specify a time limit within which representations to that independent person must be made.

(3) The person so appointed shall not, except with the consent of the appellant, be an officer or servant of the Department.

(4) If the appellant so requests, any hearing under paragraph (2) shall be in public.

(5) The independent person appointed under this regulation shall report his conclusions and the reasons for his conclusions to the Department and if the appellant so requests, the Department shall provide him with a copy of the independent person’s report.

(6) The Department shall give to the appellant written notification of its final determination and the reasons for it.

(7) In this regulation “appellant” means any person requesting an appeal under paragraph(1).