28.—(1) Where an appeal is made to the Planning Appeals Committee it may—
(a)appoint any person to exercise on its behalf, with or without payment, the function of determining the appeal; or
(b)refer any matter involved in the appeal to such person as the Department may appoint for the purpose, with or without payment.
(2) If the appellant so requests, or the Department so decides, the appeal shall be or continue in the form of a hearing.
(3) Schedule 6 shall have effect with respect to the procedures on any such appeal.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 28 in operation at 5.4.2007, see reg. 1(1)