(1)An application for judicial review of a decision made—
(a)by the Minister in relation to an inquiry, or
(b)by a member of an inquiry panel,
must be brought within 14 days after the day on which the applicant became aware of the decision, unless that time limit is extended by the court.
(2)Subsection (1) does not apply where an earlier time limit applies by virtue of Civil Procedure Rules or rules made under section 55 of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 23).
(3)Subsection (1) does not apply to—
(a)a decision as to the contents of the report of the inquiry;
(b)a decision of which the applicant could not have become aware until the publication of the report.
In this subsection “report” includes any interim report.
(4)This section does not extend to Scotland.