Interim permission to take a customs house agent examination granted while appeal against licence suspension remained pending

Pending an appeal against suspension of a Customs House Agent licence, interim permission was granted for the appellant to take the scheduled written examination. The reasoning was that the appeal was likely to take time and refusal would risk prejudicing the appellant by causing loss of the examination opportunity. The permission was expressly made subject to the final decision in the appeal.

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Issues: Whether, pending the appeal against suspension of the Customs House Agent licence, the appellant could be permitted to take the written examination fixed for 21-8-1998.

Analysis: The appeal was likely to take time, while the written test was scheduled imminently. In view of the pending appeal and the possibility of prejudice to the appellant if the examination opportunity was lost, permission was considered appropriate as an interim arrangement.

Conclusion: Permission to take the written examination was granted, subject to the decision in the appeal.

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