The Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board (Applications and Appeals) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2020

Appeal

12.—(1) Rules 8 to 10 and 11(2) to (5) apply in relation to an appeal under section 16 of the Act as they apply in relation to an application for compensation, but with references to the panel appointed under section 8 of the Act to be read as references to the single judicial member of the Board selected under section 16 of the Act.

(2) An appeal under section 16 of the Act may not be made if the applicant has given a written acceptance of the amount of the award of compensation before the end of the 21-day period referred to in rule 11(3)(a).

(3) An appeal under section 16 of the Act—

(a) must be in such form as the Board may from time to time determine, and

(b) must be submitted to the Board by electronic communication, by post or by direct delivery to the Board (including delivery by courier or messenger service), so that the Board receives the appeal before the end of the period of 21 days beginning with the notification issue date (as defined by rule 11(2)).

(4) A notification under section 9(7) of the Act as applied by section 16(6) of the Act (notification of determination of appeal) must (in addition to being given to the applicant in accordance with those provisions of the Act) be given to—

(a) a solicitor acting for the appellant,

(b) the body, society or organisation which provided residential accommodation in an institution to which the appeal relates, and

(c) a solicitor acting for that body, society or organisation.