Amendment of regulation 7 of the Appeal Regulations
17.—(1) Regulation 7 of the Appeal Regulations (withdrawal of appeals and applications) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
(2) For sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (1) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—
“(b)at any other time, provided that the clerk to the tribunal has not received notice under paragraph (1A), by giving written notice of intention to withdraw to the clerk to the tribunal and either—
(i)with the consent in writing of every other party to the proceedings other than the child support officer; or
(ii)with the leave of the chairman after every other party to the proceedings other than the child support officer has had a reasonable opportunity to make representations.”.
(3) After paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“(1A) An appeal shall not be withdrawn under sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (1) if the clerk to the tribunal has previously received notice opposing a withdrawal of such appeal from the child support officer.”.