The Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material (Scotland) Regulations 2017

Appeals against enforcement and prohibition noticesS

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5.—(1) Any person who is aggrieved by a decision of an inspector to serve a notice under this schedule may appeal by application to the sheriff.

(2) The period within which an appeal must be brought is 28 days from the service of the notice or, in the case of an enforcement notice, the period specified in the notice, whichever ends earlier.

(3) A notice served under this schedule must state—

(a)the right of appeal to the sheriff by the person on whom the notice is served; and

(b)the period in which such an appeal may be brought.

(4) On an appeal under this paragraph, the sheriff may either cancel or affirm the notice and, if the sheriff affirms the notice, the sheriff may do so either in its original form or with such modifications as the sheriff thinks fit.