31   Determination of application for review by Minister

(1)  The Minister may, after such investigation as the Minister considers necessary in relation to an application for review, and after having regard to the report of the Committee of Review to which the application has been referred, either:

(a)  confirm the decision of the Secretary, or

(b)  revoke that decision and:

(i)  in the case of a decision to refuse an application, direct the Secretary to grant the application concerned, or

(ii)  in any other case, direct the Secretary to take such other action under this Act as the Minister considers appropriate.

(2)  The Secretary shall give effect to any such direction of the Minister.

(3)  The Minister is not required, before determining an application for review under this section, to have regard to a report of the Committee of Review to which the application has been referred if that Committee has failed to submit a report to the Minister within such time as the Minister may have communicated to the Chairperson of Committees of Review.