PART 2Contractors

Appeals and contract disqualifications

6.—(1) A person who has been served with a notice under regulation 5(1) may appeal to the FHSAA against the decision of the PCT that the conditions in regulation 4 are not met, by giving notice to the FHSAA within the period of 28 days, beginning on the day that the PCT served its notice.

(2) A PCT, which has given notice under regulation 5(1) may, if it considers that that person should be disqualified from entering into a contract, apply to the FHSAA for a contract disqualification order in relation to that person.

(3) The FHSAA, in a case where a person has appealed under paragraph (1) may, of its own motion, make application to itself for a contract disqualification order in relation to that appellant.

(4) In a case to which paragraph (2) or (3) applies, the FHSAA may make a contract disqualification if it considers it right to do so in all the circumstances of the case.

(5) Subject to paragraph (7), where the FHSAA has made a contract disqualification order, the person in respect of whom it has been made may, not less than 3 years after the making of the order, apply to the FHSAA for a review of that order and, on such an application, the FHSAA shall either confirm that order or specify a date on which that order shall cease to have effect.

(6) Subject to paragraph (7), in any case where the FHSAA has confirmed an order under paragraph (5) or this paragraph, the person in respect of whom a contract disqualification order was confirmed may, not less than 3 years after the making of the order, apply to the FHSAA for a review of that order and, on such an application, the FHSAA shall either confirm that order or specify a date on which that order shall cease to have effect.

(7) The FHSAA may, when making or confirming an order under paragraph (5) or (6), determine that instead of the period of 3 years specified in those paragraphs, the period for a review shall be such period, of not less than 1 year or more than 5, as the FHSAA may decide.