Deregulation (Model Appeal Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997

Additional material

5.—(1) The appellant must send the material required by paragraphs (2) and (3) (the “additional material”) to the Registrar either—

(a) with his notice of appeal; or

(b) so that it is received not later than the end of the period of twenty eight days beginning with the date on which he sent the notice of appeal to the Registrar.

(2) The appellant must send to the Registrar—

(a) a copy of any document he has received from the Authority notifying him of the disputed action;

(b) a copy of any notice he has received from the Authority, either before or after the Authority took the disputed action, explaining its reasons for considering or taking the action; and

(c) two copies of every other document on which the appellant relies for the purposes of the appeal.

(3) The appellant must send to the Registrar a document stating—

(a) the name and address and the profession of the person (if any) representing the appellant, and whether the tribunal should send documents concerning the appeal to the representative instead of to the appellant;

(b) whether the appellant requests that the appeal should be decided at an oral hearing; and

(c) if in the opinion of the appellant any other person has direct interest in the subject matter of the appeal, the name and address of such other person.

(4) Where the Registrar is satisfied that it would not be reasonable to expect the appellant to send any document, or documents of any description, within the time limit mentioned in paragraph (1), he may extend the time limit in relation to that document or documents of that description.