Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Act 2026

29 Licensing appeals

(1) A‍ person to which the Welsh Ministers give notice of a decision in subsection (2) may appeal against that decision to the tribunal.

(2) The decisions are—

(a) a decision of the Welsh Ministers in relation to the grant of a visitor accommodation licence;

(b) a decision of the Welsh Ministers in relation to the revocation of a visitor accommodation licence.

(3) An appeal under subsection (1) must be made before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which notice of the decision was given (“the appeal period”).

(4) But the tribunal may allow an appeal to be made after the expiry of that 28 day period if it is satisfied that there is a good reason for the failure to appeal before the expiry of that period (and for any delay in applying for permission to appeal out of time).

(5) On appeal under subsection (1), the tribunal may—

(a) confirm the decision;

(b) direct that the decision is not to take effect (or, if the decision has taken effect, direct that the decision is to cease to have effect);

(c) substitute for the decision appealed against another decision that the Welsh Ministers could have made;

(d) make such other order (including an interim order) as the tribunal considers appropriate.

(6) In this section, “the tribunal” means the First-tier Tribunal.