Part 8High hedges
Appeals
72Appeals procedure
1
The appeal authority may by regulations make provision with respect to—
a
the procedure which is to be followed in connection with appeals to that authority under section 71; and
b
other matters consequential on or connected with such appeals.
2
Regulations under this section may, in particular, make provision—
a
specifying the grounds on which appeals may be made;
b
prescribing the manner in which appeals are to be made;
c
requiring persons making appeals to send copies of such documents as may be prescribed to such persons as may be prescribed;
d
requiring local authorities against whose decisions appeals are made to send to the appeal authority such documents as may be prescribed;
e
specifying, where a local authority are required by virtue of paragraph (d) to send the appeal authority a statement indicating the submissions which they propose to put forward on the appeal, the matters to be included in such a statement;
f
prescribing the period within which a requirement imposed by the regulations is to be complied with;
g
enabling such a period to be extended by the appeal authority;
h
for a decision on an appeal to be binding on persons falling within section 71(2) in addition to the person by whom the appeal was made;
i
for incidental or ancillary matters, including the awarding of costs.
3
Where an appeal is made to the appeal authority under section 71 the appeal authority may appoint a person to hear and determine the appeal on its behalf.
4
The appeal authority may require such a person to exercise on its behalf any functions which—
a
are conferred on the appeal authority in connection with such an appeal by section 71 or 73 or by regulations under this section; and
b
are specified in that person’s appointment;
and references to the appeal authority in section 71 or 73 or in any regulations under this section shall be construed accordingly.
5
The appeal authority may pay a person appointed under subsection (3) such remuneration as it may determine.
6
Regulations under this section may provide for any provision of Schedule 20 to the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25) (delegation of appellate functions) to apply in relation to a person appointed under subsection (3) with such modifications (if any) as may be prescribed.
7
In this section, “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the appeal authority.