PART 4STANDARDS

CHAPTER 7RIGHT OF CHALLENGE

I160Postponement of imposition of duty

1

This section applies if P makes an application under section 54 for the Commissioner to determine whether or not the requirement for P to comply with a standard, or to comply with it in a particular respect, is unreasonable or disproportionate.

2

The requirement for P to comply with that standard, or to comply with it in that respect, does not apply unless and until—

a

the Commissioner has determined whether or not the requirement is unreasonable or disproportionate, and

b

P's rights of appeal are exhausted.

3

For that purpose, P's rights of appeal are exhausted if—

a

the period mentioned in section 58(3) for making an appeal to the Tribunal has ended without an appeal being made, or

b

an appeal under section 58 has been made and determined, and a further appeal—

i

may not be made, or

ii

may be made only with the permission of the Tribunal or a court.