Building Control Act · s 26
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Where an application made under —
section 5 or 6 for approval of plans of any building works;
section 8 for a permit to carry out any building works;
section 9 for any modification or waiver of the requirements of the building regulations in relation to any particular building works;
section 11(3) for a waiver of the operation of section 10(1) in relation to any building works; or
section 20 for registration, or for the renewal of registration, as an accredited checker or an accredited checking organisation, is refused, or is granted by the Authority subject to conditions, the applicant may, if aggrieved by the decision of the Authority, appeal to the Minister against the decision within 14 days after being served with the notice of the decision.
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If the Authority has made an order under section 21 in respect of an accredited checker or an accredited checking organisation, the accredited checker or accredited checking organisation concerned may appeal to the
Minister against the order within 14 days after being served with the notice of the order.
In any appeal under this section in relation to the conviction of an accredited checker or an accredited checking organisation for a criminal offence, the Minister on appeal from any order of the Authority shall accept the conviction as final and conclusive.
Where an appeal is brought under this section from a decision of the Authority, the Minister may, after giving the aggrieved appellant an opportunity to make representations in writing, dismiss or allow the appeal, unconditionally or subject to such conditions as he thinks fit.
The decision of the Minister in any appeal under this section is final.