PART 4Financial redress: redress payments

CHAPTER 2Review of redress payment determinations

59Withdrawal of review request

(1)

A request for a review may be withdrawn at the request of the applicant at any time prior to a determination being made under section 57.

(2)

A request under subsection (1) must be made in writing to the Scottish Ministers.

(3)

The Scottish Ministers must, as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving a request under subsection (1), inform Redress Scotland of it.

(4)

Where Redress Scotland is informed of a request made under subsection (1), Redress Scotland must bring to an end any further determination of the review to which the request relates.

(5)

Where a request for a review is withdrawn, no further request for a review may be made in respect of the determination to which the request related unless the further request is made for a different reason.

(6)

Subsection (7) applies where the withdrawn request relates to the review of a determination where an offer of a redress payment had been made under section 36.

(7)

The 6 month period for which the offer remains valid under section 49(3), or any longer period which had been determined under that section prior to the request for a review being made, is to be extended by the number of days in the period—

(a)

beginning with the date on which the request for a review was made, and

(b)

ending with the date on which the request is withdrawn.