The Child Trust Funds (Appeals) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2005

Reinstatement of struck out appeals

14.—(1) The clerk to the appeal tribunal may reinstate an appeal which has been struck out in accordance with regulation 13(1)(c) where—

(a) the appellant has made representations to him or, as the case may be, further representations in support of his case with reasons why he considers that his appeal should not have been struck out;

(b) the representations are made in writing within one month of the order to strike out the appeal being issued; and

(c) the clerk is satisfied in the light of those representations that there are reasonable grounds for reinstating the appeal,

but if the clerk is not satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for reinstatement a legally qualified panel member shall consider whether the appeal should be reinstated in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2) A legally qualified panel member may reinstate an appeal which has been struck out in accordance with regulation 13 where—

(a) the appellant has made representations or, as the case may be, further representations in support of his case with reasons why he considers that his appeal should not have been struck out, to the clerk to the appeal tribunal, in writing within one month of the order to strike out the appeal being issued, and the panel member is satisfied in the light of those representations that there are reasonable grounds for reinstating the appeal;

(b) the panel member is satisfied that the appeal is not one which may be struck out under regulation 13; or

(c) the panel member is satisfied that notwithstanding that the appeal is one which may be struck out under regulation 13, it is not in the interests of justice for the appeal to be struck out.