Road Transport Act, 1986

Appeals.

6.—(1) Whenever the Minister refuses to grant a licence under this Act or proposes to revoke or suspend a licence granted under this Act, he shall notify the applicant for the licence or the holder of the licence of his decision or of his proposal, as the case may be, and of the reasons therefor and shall, if any representations are made in writing by such applicant or such holder within twenty-one days, consider the representations.

(2) Whenever the Minister having considered any representations made by the applicant for a licence maintains his decision to refuse such licence, or decides, having considered any representations that may have been made by the holder of a licence, to revoke or suspend the licence, he shall notify the applicant for or, as the case may be, the holder of the licence of the refusal or decision and such applicant or such holder may within twenty-one days appeal in the prescribed manner to the District Court against such decision.

(3) On the hearing of an appeal under this section, in relation to a refusal to grant a licence under this Act or a decision of the Minister to revoke or suspend a licence granted under this Act, the District Court may either confirm the refusal or decision or may allow the appeal and, where an appeal is allowed, the Minister shall grant the licence or shall not revoke or suspend the licence.

(4) A decision of the District Court on an appeal under this section shall be final save that, by leave of the Court, an appeal from the decision shall lie to the High Court on a question of law.

(5) In this section “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made under this Act by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Justice which regulations the Minister is hereby empowered to make.