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(1)An appeal under section 15 is to be limited to a review of the determination under section 12; and the rules may make provision as to how that review is to be carried out.
(2)The appeal is to be decided by—
(a)the appeal authority who determined the application for permission under section 16, or
(b)if the appeal authority as it was constituted on that application is unable to decide the appeal, a person or persons appointed in the same manner (see section 16(2) and (3)).
(3)The appeal authority may appoint one or more persons to assist with the decision on the appeal.
(4)The appeal authority may—
(a)confirm the determination,
(b)reverse the determination, or
(c)vary the determination by increasing the amount of a redress payment or changing the form or content of another remedy.
(5)The power under subsection (4)(b) to reverse a determination includes a power to award a redress payment or make some other award of redress; and sections 12 and 13 apply accordingly with such modifications as are necessary.
(6)The decision on the appeal is final (except in so far as the decision is amenable to judicial review).
(7)Subsections (5) to (7) of section 16 apply to a decision under this section as they apply to a determination under that section.
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I1S. 17 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 33(3)
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