Joanna Tuffy (Labour)

I move amendment No. 16:

In page 10, line 16, to delete "no" and substitute "in the case of an appeal withdrawn under section 9, no".

As I have already said to the Minister, the provision for failure to co-operate is very serious. While we accept that there should not be a provision for someone to appeal the withdrawal of his own application, there could be circumstances in which somebody might legitimately miss the 15 day deadline in which one must reply to the letter referred to in amendment No. 14. In such cases there should be provision for an appeal.