SCHEDULE 8APPEALS TO THE SCOTTISH MINISTERS

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1

SEPA must, within 14 days of receipt of the copy of the notice of appeal sent in accordance with paragraph 1, give notice of the appeal to—

a

any person who was required to be given notice in respect of the application or permit to which the appeal relates under paragraph 13 of Schedule 4 or paragraph 4(4)(c) of Schedule 7,

b

any person who made representations to SEPA with respect to the subject matter of the appeal, and

c

any person who appears to SEPA to have a particular interest in the subject matter of the appeal.

2

A notice under sub-paragraph (1) must—

a

state that notice of appeal has been given,

b

state the name of the appellant and, where the appeal concerns an installation, the address of the site of the installation,

c

describe the application or permit to which the appeal relates,

d

state that representations with respect to the appeal may be made to the Scottish Ministers in writing by any recipient of the notice within a period of 21 days beginning with the date of the notice, and that copies of any representations so made will be furnished to the appellant and to SEPA,

e

explain that any such representations will be entered in the register unless that person making the representation requests in writing that they should not be entered, and that where such a request is made there will be included in the register a statement indicating only that representations have been made which have been the subject of such a request,

f

state that if a hearing is to be held wholly or partly in public, a person mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(b) or (c) who makes representations with respect to the appeal and any person mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) will be notified of the date of the hearing.

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SEPA must, within 14 days of sending a notice under sub-paragraph (1), notify the Scottish Ministers of the persons to whom and the date on which the notice was sent.

4

In the event of an appeal being withdrawn, SEPA must give notice of the withdrawal to every person to whom notice was given under sub-paragraph (1).