21J—Right of appeal to District Court
(1) A person aggrieved
by a decision of the Commissioner—
(a) to
issue a weapons prohibition order under section 21H; or
(b) to
vary or revoke an exemption under section 21I(11),
may appeal against the decision to the District Court.
(2) If the
Commissioner has not given the person reasons in writing for making the
decision appealed against, the Commissioner must do so on request made within
28 days after the person received notice of the decision.
(3) If a decision was
made because of information that is classified by the Commissioner as
criminal intelligence, the only reason required to be given is that the
decision was made on public interest grounds.
(4) An appeal under
this section must be made—
(a)
within 28 days after the person received notice of the decision appealed
against; or
(b) if a
request for reasons in writing is made under subsection (2)—within
28 days after the person received the reasons in writing.
(5) On an appeal under
this section, the Court—
(a)
must, on the application of the Commissioner, take steps to maintain the
confidentiality of information classified by the Commissioner as criminal
intelligence, including steps to receive evidence and hear argument about the
information in private in the absence of the parties to the proceedings and
their representatives; and
(b) may
take evidence consisting of, or relating to, information that is so classified
by the Commissioner by way of affidavit of a police officer of or above the
rank of Superintendent.