(This note is not part of the Act of Sederunt)
This Act of Sederunt further amends the Act of Sederunt (Summary Applications, Statutory Applications and Appeals etc. Rules) 1999 (“the 1999 Rules”).
Article 2 inserts a new Part XXI into Chapter 3 of the 1999 Rules. The new Part provides that appeals to the sheriff from decisions of the Secretary of State to impose a penalty or a charge must be brought within 21 days after receiving notice of the Secretary of State’s decision under respectively section 35(7) or section 40A(6) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 in response to a notice of objection.