Review of decisions and appeals
I1I234Review of decisions
1
Subject to subsection (2), the Department may review and, if it thinks fit, vary or revoke any decision it makes to grant or refuse—
a
an application for an operator's licence, or
b
an application for the variation of such a licence in a case where section 16(4) required notice of the application to be published,
if the Department is satisfied that a procedural requirement imposed by or under any statutory provision has not been complied with in relation to the decision.
2
The Department may under subsection (1) review a decision only—
a
if, within such period after taking the decision as may be prescribed, the Department has given notice to the applicant or (as the case may be) the licence-holder that it intends to review the decision;
b
if, within that period, a person who appears to the Department to have an interest in the decision has requested the Department to review the decision; or
c
(where neither paragraph (a) nor paragraph (b) applies), if the Department considers there to be exceptional circumstances that justify the review.
3
The variation or revocation under this section of any decision shall not make unlawful anything done in reliance on the decision before the variation or revocation takes effect.