5.—(1) A person aggrieved by a decision of a local authority to determine that person to be a relevant person may appeal to the sheriff against that determination, and the decision of the sheriff in that matter shall be final.
(2) An appeal to the sheriff under paragraph (1) shall be by way of summary application.
(3) The period within which an appeal under paragraph (1) may be brought shall be 21 days from the date on which notification of the local authority's determination was served on the person desiring to appeal.
(4) Where a person has been determined to be a relevant person under regulation 4(1), that determination shall not have effect until the period within which an appeal may be brought has expired or until an appeal which has been brought has been disposed of or is withdrawn.