(1)A society may appeal to the appropriate court from a decision of the FCA—
(a)to refuse to register the society (but see subsection (3)),
(b)to cancel the society’s registration (but see subsections (3) to (5)), or
(c)to renew a suspension of the society’s registration so far as the renewal provides for the suspension to continue more than 3 months from the date its registration was first suspended.
(2)“The appropriate court” means—
(a)if the society’s registered office is in Scotland, the Court of Session;
(b)otherwise, the High Court.
(3)No appeal may be made against—
(a)a refusal to register a society on the ground that a condition in section 2(2)(a) is not met, or
(b)a decision to cancel a society’s registration on the ground that condition D in section 5 is met.
(4)No appeal may be made against a cancellation within section 6(2).
(5)An appeal against a decision to cancel a society’s registration must be lodged before the end of the period of notice of the proposed cancellation given under section 6.
(6)If a decision to refuse to register a society is overruled on appeal, the FCA must register the society and give it an acknowledgment of registration under section 3.