The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (Wales) Regulations 2009

11.  If the Welsh Ministers are the enforcing authority, the procedures in Part 1 apply except that—

(a)the Welsh Ministers must appoint a person as soon as notification of appeal is received;

(b)the appointed person must carry out the functions of the Welsh Ministers specified in that Part; and

(c)the appointed person must in all cases decide the appeal.