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Offences reported by Judges of Fact will be reserved under the powers of the Clerk of the Course, specifically excluding judgements of fact regarding Technical Regulations which will be referred to the Stewards of the Event.
b. The ASN may approve any variation provided in Art. 1.4.1. a.- c. above at their discretion.
1.5. Where an Appeal against a Judicial Decision at an Event is permissible it shall be conducted in accordance with App 4.
1.6. Breaches of Championship or Series sporting regulations shall be dealt with in accordance with their terms incorporating the NCR as to Appeals where permissible and the provisions relating to Championship Stewards.
1.7. Championship Stewards proceedings shall be in accordance with App 5 and Appeals against their Decisions in accordance with App 6 and 7.
1.8. Breaches of a non-Championship or Series Event sporting regulations shall be dealt with in accordance with their terms incorporating the NCR as to Appeals where permissible including Appeals against a Judicial Decision at an Event.
1.9. Appeal Fees and obligations relating to Fees and Fines are set out at App 11.
1.10. The Judicial proceedings before the National Court including Appeals against a Judicial Decision at an Event and against the Decisions of Championship Stewards are specified in App 6 and shall be conducted in accordance with the National Court Practice Direction at App 7 and which specifies the powers and authority of the Court.
1.11. Breaches of Technical Regulations at all Events shall be conducted in accordance with App 8 and where an Appeal to the National Court against such a Decision is permissible then in accordance with App 6 and 7.
1.12. There can be no Appeal against a Decision of the National Court but the Court has a Right of Review as provided at App 10.
1.13. A Right of Review exists in respect of any significant wholly new and relevant element relating to Decisions of the Clerks of the Course and where applicable the Stewards of the Event or the Championship Stewards or the National Court and at the instance of the ASN in accordance with App 10.
1.14. The ASN may at its entire discretion refer any matter to the National Court for the purposes of Inquiry and the time limit for doing so is 60 days from the date of the issue coming to the attention of the ASN.. The principles of such investigations or Inquiries are set out in the National Court Practice Direction at App 7.
1.15. The ASN has the authority to suspend any Licence or Registration issued by it or to decline or suspend the right to apply for or hold any such Licence or Registration regardless of whether or not that suspension is for the purposes of any referral to the National Court but shall state its reasons for doing so.
1.16. One Competitor may lodge a Protest against any other Competitor in the same Event. It is not permitted to lodge a single Protest against multiple Competitors and where a Competitor wishes to Protest multiple Competitors then individual Protests and Fees must be lodged. The Protest procedure is at App 9. Protest Fees are set out in App 11.
1.17. In accordance with the overriding principle of sporting fairness all Judicial Decisions and Protests require proof of specific regulatory breach the degree of proof is the balance of probability – what is most likely to have occurred. A breach shall not be inferred without adequate proof.
1.18. In respect of App 8 in all technical matter Judicial proceedings it is the obligation of the Competitor to prove the compliance of the Vehicle or component.
1.19. A Judgement of Fact as to eligibility must be reasoned and made in writing as a Non-Compliance report in accordance with App. 8 Art. 1.8 and a Judicial Decision based on such a report can only be appealed to the National Court.
1.20. If any Non-Compliance report is not reasoned it shall have no validity. App 8 applies.
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