Internal review

(1) Where a decision has been made, in relation to a request to a Ministry or prescribed authority, otherwise than by the responsible Minister or principal officer (not being a decision on a review under this section), the applicant may, within 28 days after the day on which notice of the decision was given to the applicant in accordance with section 21 of this Act, apply to the responsible Minister or principal officer concerned for a review of the decision in accordance with this section. (2) A person is not entitled to apply to the Ombudsman for a review of a decision in relation to which subsection (1) of this section, applies unless, (a) he has made an application under that subsection in relation to the decision; and (b) he has been informed of the result of the review or a period of 14 days has elapsed since the day on which he made that (3) Where an application for a review of a decision is made to the responsible Minister or the principal officer in accordance with subsection (1) of this section, he shall forthwith arrange for himself or a person (not being the person who made the decision) authorized by him to conduct such 27 reviews to review the decision and to make a fresh decision on the original application.