PART 8

REVIEWS AND APPEALS
CHAPTER 2

REVIEWS

Late request for review
175
1
Where a person gives a notice of request to WRA after the relevant period—
a
WRA may review the decision to which the notice relates, and
b
must do so if it is satisfied that the person—
i
had a reasonable excuse for not giving it during the relevant period, and
ii
subsequently gave it to WRA without unreasonable delay.
2
WRA must issue a notice to the person indicating whether or not it will review the decision.
3
Where WRA issues a notice indicating that it will not review the decision, the person may apply to the tribunal for a direction requiring WRA to carry out the review.
4
The tribunal may give such a direction, and must do so if it is satisfied that the applicant —
a
had a reasonable excuse for not giving the notice of request to WRA during the relevant period,
b
subsequently gave it to WRA without unreasonable delay, and then
c
applied to the tribunal without unreasonable delay.
5
In this section, “the relevant period” has the same meaning as in section 174.