10.—(1) A reservoir manager on whom a non-compliance penalty is imposed by notice (under paragraph 9) may appeal to the Scottish Ministers against the notice.
(2) The appeal must be made within a period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the non-compliance penalty (to which the appeal relates) was imposed on the reservoir manager.
(3) The appeal may be made on any ground including that—
(a)the decision to give the notice was based on an error of fact;
(b)the decision was wrong in law; or
(c)the decision was unfair or unreasonable for any other reason.
(4) Where an appeal is made under this paragraph, the non-compliance penalty is suspended from the day on which the appeal is made until the day on which the appeal is determined or withdrawn.