Cap. 551 Art. 35Decision on the merits when no request for suspension has been made or upheld.

The Tribunal shall:

(a) whenever a request for suspension of the execution of a permit has not been made, grant its final decision on the merits of the appeal within one year from the first hearing of the appeal which period may be extended only once by a further period of six months in exceptional cases, in the interests of justice;

(b) whenever a request for suspension of the execution of a permit has not been upheld, grant its final decision on the merits of the appeal within one year from the partial decision, which period may be extended once by a further period of six months in exceptional cases in the interests of justice;

(c) in relation to appeals from special summary proceedings applications, grant its final decision on the merits of the appeal within three months from the first hearing of the appeal: Provided that in the event that the original period is extended as above stated, no evidence or submissions shall be lodged during the extension period: Provided further that in the event that a final decision is not granted within the time-frames above indicated, the appeal shall be assigned by the Secretary to another panel.