76.— (1) Where a registered medical practitioner does not, within the period allowed under section 75(1), appeal to the Court against a decision F171[under section 71 or 71A] to impose a sanction F172[(other than a sanction referred to in section 71(1)(a) or 71A(1)(a) or arising from measures referred to in section 71(2) or 71A(2))] on the practitioner, the Council shall, as soon as is practicable after the expiration of that period, make an application to the Court for the confirmation of the decision.

(2) An application under subsection (1) may be made on an ex parte basis.

(3) The Court shall, on the hearing of an application under subsection (1), confirm the decision F171[under section 71 or 71A] the subject of the application unless the Court sees good reason not to do so F173[and direct how the costs of the application are to be borne].