Part II U.K. The High Court

Supervisory and declaratory jurisdiction U.K.

21 Power to remit matter or reverse or vary decision. U.K.

Without prejudice to section 18(5), where on an application for judicial review—

(a) the relief sought is an order of certiorari; and

(b) the High Court is satisfied that there are grounds for quashing the decision in issue,

the court may, instead of quashing the decision, remit the matter to the lower deciding authority concerned, with a direction to reconsider it and reach a decision in accordance with the ruling of the court or may reverse or vary the decision of the lower deciding authority.