Objections: general19.

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), an objection made in relation to an application shall only be an objection for the purposes of these Rules if it–

(a)

is received by the Scottish Ministers on or before the expiry date for objections;

(b)

is made in writing;

(c)

states the grounds of the objection;

(d)

indicates who is making the objection; and

(e)

provides an address to which any correspondence relating to that objection may be sent.

(2)

Where an objection relates to information provided or submitted as mentioned in rule 15 after the application has been made, that objection will be an objection for the purposes of these Rules, even where it is made after the expiry date for objections, if it is made not later than 42 days after the date on which the information is provided or submitted to the Scottish Ministers or the last date on which a notice relating to the information is published in a newspaper pursuant to rule 15(4), whichever date is the later.

(3)

In this rule and in rules 20 to 23, a reference to an objection includes a reference to any document submitted with an objection.