Leave to appeal
13.—(1) An appeal may be brought only with the leave of the Tribunal.
(2) An application for leave shall be made not later than 5 days after the person making it (“the appellant” ) has received notice of the determination against which he wishes to appeal.
(3) An application for leave shall be made by serving upon the Tribunal Form A2 which shall be —
(i)signed by the appellant or his representative; and
(ii)accompanied by the original or a copy of the special adjudicator’s determination together with all the grounds relied on.
(4) An application for leave shall be decided not later than 10 days after its receipt by the Tribunal.
(5) Where the Tribunal fails to decide any application for leave under this rule within the time prescribed, the application shall be deemed to have been granted.
(6) An application for leave shall be decided without a hearing unless the Tribunal considers that there are special circumstances which make a hearing necessary or desirable.
(7) When an application for leave has been decided, the Tribunal shall forthwith send to the parties to the appeal a notice recording its decision on the application for leave and, where leave to appeal is refused, the reasons for the refusal.