17(1)Subject to paragraph 16 of this Schedule, on any appeal under paragraph 15 of this Schedule the sheriff may allow or dismiss the appeal, or reverse or vary any part of the decision of the appropriate authority, and may deal with the application as if it had been made to the sheriff in the first instance.
(2)The decision of the sheriff on the appeal shall be final and may include such order as to the expenses of the appeal as he thinks proper.