http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2021/187/section/8/madeThe Agricultural (2017 North West Area Flooding) (Income Support) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2021enGovernment Printer for Northern Ireland2021-06-29AGRICULTURE
This Scheme provides for income support payments to be made by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to producers who in 2017 made Force Majeure and area-based scheme applications for land from which they have suffered a financial loss as a consequence of income forgone and land restoration costs as a consequence of flooding and resulting landslides due to rainfall caused by Storm Lorenzo from 22 August 2017 – 23 August 2017.
Review of decision
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1
Where the Department rejects an application in whole or in part under article 5, an applicant may apply to the Department for a review of the decision in accordance with this article.
2
An applicant must apply to the Department in writing for a review no later than 28 days beginning with the date of the notification of the decision and specify—
a
the name and address of the applicant;
b
the decision of the Department in respect of which the applicant seeks a review and the date of that decision; and
c
full particulars of the grounds upon which the review of the decision is sought.
3
Where an applicant applies for a review under this article the Department must review the decision specified.
4
In reviewing the decision the Department may—
a
consider any document or other evidence produced by the applicant (whether or not that document was available at the time of the decision);
b
invite the applicant to provide such further information relevant to the review as it considers appropriate; and
c
give the applicant or his representative an opportunity to make representations orally or in writing.
5
Following a review of the decision the Department may—
a
confirm the decision; or
b
substitute it for a new decision.
6
As soon as reasonably practicable after reviewing the decision, the Department must notify the applicant in writing of its decision under paragraph (5) and the reasons for it.