Appeals to the Secretary of State
15.—(1) The members of a fund-holding practice or, where removal of recognition has taken effect, a former fund-holding practice, may appeal to the Secretary of State against the removal of recognition by the relevant Health Board.
(2) Regulation 5(2) to (12) shall apply in relation to an appeal against removal of recognition as if–
(a)a reference to the members of the practice were a reference to the members of a fund-holding practice or, where removal of recognition has taken effect, a former fund-holding practice; and
(b)a reference to a decision to refuse to grant a practice recognition as a fund-holding practice were a reference to a decision to remove recognition as a fund-holding practice.