s 62ZC Appeals under section 62ZB: determination by appointed person
(1) Unless a direction otherwise is given under section 62ZD(1), an appeal under section 62ZB is to be determined by a person appointed by the Welsh Ministers. (2) In this section and section 62ZD, “ appointed person ” means a person appointed under subsection (1). (3) At any time before an appointed person determines an appeal, the Welsh Ministers may— (a) revoke the person's appointment, and (b) appoint another person under subsection (1) to determine the appeal. (4) An appointed person has the same powers and duties in relation to an appeal as the Welsh Ministers have under sections 62ZB(7) and 322C and under any regulations made under section 323A. (5) An appointed person's decision on an appeal is to be treated as the decision of the Welsh Ministers. (6) The validity of an appointed person's decision on an appeal may not be questioned by the appellant or the local planning authority in legal proceedings on the ground that the appeal ought to have been determined by the Welsh Ministers and not by an appointed person, unless the appellant or the authority challenge the appointed person's power to determine the appeal before the person's decision is given.