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title: "Decision of the First-tier Tribunal"
url: "https://prighter.com/resources/laws/uk-nis/regulations/19b"
type: "legal-article"
date: "2025-11-11T15:17:02.748Z"
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# Decision of the First-tier Tribunal

(1) The First-tier Tribunal must determine the appeal after considering the grounds of appeal referred to in regulation 19A(3) and by applying the same principles as would be applied by a court on an application for judicial review.

(2) The Tribunal may, until it has determined the appeal in accordance with paragraph (1) and unless the appeal is withdrawn, suspend the effect of the whole or part of any of the following decisions to which the appeal relates—

- (a)a decision under regulation 8(3) to designate a person as an OES;
- (b)a decision under regulation 9(1) or (2) to revoke the designation of a person as an OES;
- (c)a decision under regulation 17(1) to serve an enforcement notice;
- (d)a decision under regulation 17(2) to serve an enforcement notice;
- (e)a decision under regulation 18(3A) to serve a penalty notice; or
- (f)a decision under regulation 18(3B) to serve a penalty notice.

(3) The Tribunal may—

- (a)confirm any decision to which the appeal relates; or
- (b)quash the whole or part of any decision to which the appeal relates.

(4) Where the Tribunal quashes the whole or part of a decision to which the appeal relates, it must remit the matter back to the designated competent authority for the OES or, as the case may be, the Information Commissioner, with a direction to that authority or the Commissioner to reconsider the matter and make a new decision having regard to the ruling of the Tribunal.

(5) The relevant competent authority or, as the case may be, the Information Commissioner, must have regard to a direction under paragraph (4).

(6) Where the relevant competent authority or, as the case may be, the Information Commissioner, makes a new decision in accordance with a direction under paragraph (4), that decision is to be considered final.

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