17.—(1) Where the review panel—
(a)recommends that the management committee reconsiders a decision not to reinstate a pupil who has been permanently excluded; or
(b)quashes the management committee's decision and directs the management committee to reconsider the matter,
the management committee, within 10 school days after notification under paragraph 19 of Schedule 1 of the review panel's decision, must reconvene in order to reconsider the exclusion.
(2) When the management committee has reconsidered its decision it must inform the relevant person, the teacher in charge and the local authority (and, if applicable, the home local authority) of its reconsidered decision and the reasons for it without delay.
(3) Notification of the review panel's decision is taken to be given—
(a)where first class post is used, on the second working day after the date of posting; or
(b)where the notice is delivered, on the date of delivery.