The Single Payment Scheme and Miscellaneous Direct Support Schemes (Appeals) (Wales) Regulations 2004

Provision of appeals procedure

4.—(1) The National Assembly may establish a procedure to be applied at the request of a farmer, for the further consideration on its behalf of a relevant determination, such procedure operating by way of an appeal from the relevant determination in question.

(2) Any procedure established pursuant to paragraph (1) may impose such deadlines as the National Assembly considers necessary for the purposes of requiring a farmer to submit to it applicable information and documentation and notice of his or her intention to appeal against a relevant determination.

(3) Any procedure established under paragraph (1) may provide for an oral or written appeal to such persons (not exceeding three) as the National Assembly may appoint for that purpose, with a view to such persons their making a report of their conclusions and recommendations as to the manner in which the appeal should be finally determined by the National Assembly.

(4) When the National Assembly establishes any such procedure as is mentioned in paragraph (3), it may —

(a) pay to the persons so appointed such reasonable remuneration in respect of their functions under that procedure, and such travelling and other allowances, as it may determine; and

(b) charge any farmer whose appeal is considered under the procedure so established such fee (not exceeding £100) as the National Assembly may determine in respect of the costs incurred by it by virtue of the operation of that procedure in relation to the appeal in question.