| 63. | A Respondent may appeal: |
| (a) | an Interim Order imposed by the Enforcement Committee, to the Tribunal for a Hearing; |
| (b) | a Final Decision Notice made by the Enforcement Committee, without the Respondent's agreement, to the Tribunal for a Hearing in accordance with Part 5; |
| (c) | a Final Decision Notice made by the Tribunal, to the Appeal Tribunal. |
| 64. | Any Appeal under 63(c) can only be made on the grounds that the Tribunal decision was: |
| (a) | wrong in law; |
| (b) | unfair because of a serious procedural irregularity; |
| (c) | irrational; |
| (d) | made in the absence of significant and relevant new evidence which could not have been adduced previously; or |
| (e) | in relation to Sanction, manifestly unreasonable. |
| 65. | The Respondent shall lodge any Notice of Appeal under Rule 63 in writing within 28 days of the issuing of the Final Decision Notice. |
| 66. | Upon receipt of a Notice of Appeal, the Chair of the Appeal Tribunal shall within 14 days consider whether to give permission to appeal and will grant permission if he is satisfied that; |
| (a) | there is an arguable case for appeal on one or more of the grounds set out in Rule 64; |
| (b) | the appeal was lodged in accordance with Rule 65 unless there are good reasons for giving leave to appeal out of time; and |
| (c) | Rule 68 does not apply. |
| 67. | The Appeal Tribunal may: |
| (a) | revoke or vary the relevant Final Decision Notice on the case; |
| (b) | give such direction or take such other steps as the Tribunal could have given or taken; |
| (c) | make any other decision which the Tribunal could have made; |
| (d) | remit the case back to the Tribunal. |
| 68. | Where a Respondent has agreed to a Decision Notice in accordance with Rules 18 or 25, there is no right of appeal. |
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