3.—(1) An appeal shall be made by a notice of appeal sent to the proper officer.
(2) A notice of appeal–
(a)shall state the full name and address of the appellant;
(b)may specify some other address as being the address to which he wishes documents to be sent to him in connection with the appeal;
(c)shall state the date and reference number of the disputed decision; and
(d)may include any representations which he desires to make in addition to the original representations.
(3) If the appeal is made later than the time limit mentioned in section 72(1) of, or (as the case may be) paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 6 to, the Act, the notice of appeal must include a statement of the reasons on which the appellant relies for justifying the delay, and the adjudicator shall treat any such statement of reasons as a request for extending that time limit.
(4) The notice of appeal shall be signed by the appellant or his authorised representative.