The Environment Agency (Inland Waterways) Order 2010

Article 13

SCHEDULE 4 STANDARDS APPEALS PANEL

1.  The standards appeals panel is to consist of not less than two persons appointed by the Agency and not less than three persons appointed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency(1), the appointments in each case to be made at the Agency’s expense and from amongst persons having knowledge or experience of relevant construction standards.

2.  The Agency must refer any application duly made under article 13(3) to the standards appeals panel and provide the panel with reasonable facilities to determine the question which is the subject of the application.

3.  Subject to the other provisions of this Schedule, the standards appeals panel is to determine its own procedure (including the quorum for any meeting).

4.  A determination by the standards appeals panel of any question referred to it is final.

5.  The costs incurred in convening the standards appeals panel in relation to any question referred to it, including the costs of the Agency in providing facilities for it, must be paid by such party as the panel may direct.

6.  The standards appeals panel may cause the amount of the costs so incurred by it to be certified and any amount so certified and directed by it to be paid by a person may be recovered from that person by or on behalf of the standards appeals panel summarily as a civil debt.

7.  The standards appeals panel may make orders as to the costs of the parties in relation to any question referred to it and as to the parties by whom the costs are to be paid.

8.  Any order under paragraph 7 may be made a rule of the High Court on the application of any party named in the order.

(1)

The Marine and Coastguard Agency is an executive agency of the Department for Transport.