Determination of appeal by the appointed person

22.—(1) The decision of the appointed person—

(a)may be given orally at the end of the hearing or reserved;

(b)shall be recorded as soon as possible in a document which must also contain a statement of the reasons (in summary form) for the decision and the date from which the decision is to take effect; and

(c)shall be signed and dated by the appointed person.

(2) The appointed person shall send to the parties a copy of a statement of the reasons for his decision, specifying the date from which the decision is to take effect.

(3) The record of decision and the reasons for the decision shall be a matter of public record.