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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Financial Assistance Scheme (Appeals) Regulations 2005 No. 3273
29.—(1) The Ombudsman may—
(a)extend any period of time for doing any act under these Regulations except the time for sending a notice under regulation 17(4)(a)(i) or (b); and
(b)at any stage of an investigation, if he considers it appropriate to do so—
(i)order that any notice of appeal, or any written representation received in respect of such an appeal, be struck out or amended on the grounds that it is trivial, frivolous, scandalous or vexatious, or
(ii)order the discontinuance of the investigation.
(2) Before making an order under paragraph (1)(b), the Ombudsman must—
(a)send notice that he proposes to make the order to—
(i)the appellant, or, if applicable, the appellant’s representative, or
(ii)the person who made the representations; and
(b)give him the opportunity to show cause why such an order should not be made.
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