Sections 13 and 31
1In this Schedule “the panel” means the standards appeals panel or the water skiing and wake boarding appeals panel, as the case may require.
2The standards appeals panel shall consist of not less than 1 person appointed by the Authority and 2 persons appointed by such bodies as appear to the Authority to represent boating interests, the appointments in each case to be made at the Authority’s expense and from amongst persons having knowledge or experience of the standards.
3The water skiing and wake boarding appeals panel shall consist of—
(a)1 person appointed by the standards committee established by the Authority under section 53 of the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22) (“the standards committee”) from amongst the members of that committee who are not members or officers of the Authority or of any other relevant authority such as is referred to in section 49(6) of that Act;
(b)2 persons appointed by a body appearing to the Authority to represent water skiing and wake boarding interests nationally;
(c)2 further persons (not being members or officers of the Authority) appointed by the standards committee.
4The Authority shall refer any application duly made under section 13 or section 31 to the panel and provide the panel with reasonable facilities to determine the question which is the subject of the application.
5Subject to the other provisions of this Schedule, the panel shall determine its own procedure (including the quorum for any meeting).
6A determination by the panel in relation to any question referred to it shall be final.
7The reasonable costs incurred in convening the panel in relation to any question referred to it, including the reasonable costs of the Authority in providing facilities to it, shall be paid by such party as the panel may direct.
8The panel may cause the amount of the costs so incurred by it to be certified and any amount so certified and directed by it to be paid by a person may be recovered from that person by or on behalf of the panel summarily as a civil debt.
9The panel may make orders as to the costs of the parties in relation to any question referred to it and as to the parties by whom the costs are to be paid.
10Any order under paragraph 9 may be made a rule of the High Court on the application of any party named in the order.