s 26A Minister may designate others to hear appeals
26A.—(1) The Minister may designate any of the following persons to hear and determine, in the Minister’s place, any appeal or a specific appeal under section 26:(a) the Second Minister (if any) for his or her Ministry; (b) any Minister of State for his or her Ministry; (c) any Parliamentary Secretary to his or her Ministry.[16/2016] (2) Any reference to the Minister in section 24(5)(a) or 26 includes a reference to a person designated under subsection (1).[16/2016] (3) To avoid doubt, in this section —“Minister of State” includes a Senior Minister of State; “Parliamentary Secretary” includes a Senior Parliamentary Secretary.[16/2016]