The Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

Appeals

33.—(1) A person on whom a notice is served under paragraph (4) of regulation 30 or paragraph (1) or (2) of regulation 32 may within twenty-one days beginning with the day on which the notice is served–

(a) provide written representations to the Scottish Ministers; and

(b) give notice in writing of the person’s wish to appear before and be heard by an independent person appointed by the Scottish Ministers.

(2) Where an appellant gives notice of the appellant’s wish to appear before and be heard by an independent person appointed for the purpose–

(a) the Scottish Ministers must appoint an independent person to hear representations and specify a time limit within which representations to that independent person must be made;

(b) the person so appointed must not, except with the consent of the appellant, be an officer or servant of the Scottish Ministers;

(c) if the appellant so requests, the hearing must be in public;

(d) the independent person must report to the Scottish Ministers; and

(e) if the appellant so requests, the Scottish Ministers must provide the appellant with a copy of the independent person’s report.

(3) The Scottish Ministers must give to the appellant written notification of their final determination and the reasons for it.