A person aggrieved by any decision of a chief officer of police under regulation 4 or 5 may appeal within 21 days of receiving notice of that decision.

An appeal under this regulation in England and Wales shall be to the Crown Court and in Scotland shall be to the sheriff by Act of Sederunt.

The court hearing an appeal under this regulation may dismiss the appeal or allow the appeal and give directions to the chief officer of police to issue or restore the explosives certificate.

A prohibited person may apply to the Crown Court or, in Scotland, to the Sheriff by Act of Sederunt for an order that he is no longer a prohibited person and the court hearing any such application may make an order exempting him from the provisions of these Regulations relating to a prohibited person.