Decision on appeals
8.—(1) On determining an appeal made under paragraph 6, the Welsh Ministers must either—
(a)allow the appeal; or
(b)confirm the decision of the Local Health Board.
(2) Where under paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 2 a Local Health Board has decided to take no action in relation to an application and the Welsh Ministers allow the applicant’s appeal against that decision, the Welsh Ministers must remit the application back to the Local Health Board for the Local Health Board to determine.
(3) In the case where the premises specified in an application that is subject to appeal are in a controlled locality the Welsh Ministers—
(a)may, where the Local Health Board, on determining the application, considered whether to impose conditions under paragraph 13 of Schedule 2 or regulation 11(6)(b), themselves consider whether to impose conditions to postpone, for such period as they think fit, the making or termination of such arrangements; or
(b)must, where the Local Health Board on determining the application has not considered whether to impose conditions under paragraph 13 of Schedule 2 or regulation 11(6)(b) either—
(i)themselves consider whether to impose conditions; or
(ii)remit the question to the Local Health Board for determination.
(4) The Welsh Ministers must after reaching a decision on an appeal, including the imposition of conditions under sub-paragraph (3), give written notice of their decision together with the reasons for it to those persons sent a copy of the notice of appeal under paragraph 7.