PART VI APPLICATIONS AND DECISIONS

Statement to be issued by the traffic commissioner21.

(1)

F1A traffic commissioner shall publish as occasion may require a statement known as “Applications and Decisions” which shall contain (unless previously notified)—

(a)

as regards applications—

(i)

notices of the applications,

(ii)

the dates on which and the places at which F2inquiries are proposed to be held and the applications which are proposed for consideration at those inquiries, and

(iii)

F3... decisions on applications, other than F3... decisions to issue an interim licence under section 24, or to make an interim direction under section 25;

(b)

any direction to revoke, suspend or curtail a licence given under section 26 or section 27;

(c)

the dates on which and the places at which F4it is proposed to hold any inquiries other than those mentioned in sub-paragraph (a)(ii) above; and

(d)

any decision F5... following a review under section 30.

(2)

The publication of the date of any inquiry in Applications and Decisions shall not prevent F6a traffic commissioner from adjourning, cancelling or postponing the consideration of any application and in particular any inquiry held or proposed to be held in connection with the application.

(3)

Copies of Applications and Decisions F7shall be made available for inspection at such places as the traffic commissioner by whom it was issued may determine and copies of the whole or the relevant parts thereof shall be supplied to any person requiring them on payment of such sum as F7a traffic commissioner may require to cover the cost of supplying the copy.

Notification of decisions22.

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2) F8and Articles 6.2(a) and 15.1 of the 2009 Regulation, where a traffic commissioner grants or refuses an application, he shall send a written statement of his reasons to—

(a)

the applicant;

(b)

every objector; and

(c)

every person who has made a representation in accordance with sections 12(4), 19(2) or 19(4) and asked F9a traffic commissioner for such a statement.

(2)

Paragraph (1) does not apply where—

(a)

the traffic commissioner grants an application in the terms applied for; and

(b)

no objection or representation has been made in accordance with sections 12(1), 12(4), 19(2) or 19(4).

(3)

Where a traffic commissioner makes a direction under section 31 or 32, he shall send a written statement of his reasons to the licence-holder.