Appeal procedureE+W
120.—(1) An appeal under this Part must—
(a)be made in writing on a form obtained from the Secretary of State (or a form to substantially the same effect); and
(b)include the particulars specified or referred to in the form.
(2) An appellant may withdraw an appeal at any time by giving notice in writing to the appointed person.
(3) The appointed person must, as soon as practicable after receipt of an appeal, send—
(a)an acknowledgment of receipt to the appellant in writing, which must include—
(i)the reference number allocated to the appeal, and
(ii)the address to which written communications to the appointed person about the appeal are to be sent;
(b)a copy of the acknowledgement mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) to each interested party together with—
(i)a copy of the completed appeal form, and
(ii)notice that written representations in relation to the appeal may be sent to the appointed person before the end of the representations period.
(4) The completed appeal form comprises the appellant’s representations in relation to the appeal.
(5) Any written representations from the interested parties in relation to the appeal must be received by the appointed person before the end of the representations period.
(6) On receipt of an interested party’s representations, the appointed person must, as soon as practicable, send a copy of those representations to the appellant and each of the other interested parties.
(7) The appellant and the interested parties must send any comments they have on each other’s representations to the appointed person in writing within 14 days of the end of the representations period; and the appointed person must, as soon as practicable after receipt, send a copy of those comments to each of the other parties to the appeal.
(8) The appointed person must consider any representations and comments made by the appellant and interested parties.
(9) The appointed person must notify the appellant and the interested parties in writing of—
(a)the decision on the appeal; and
(b)the reasons for the decision.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 120 in force at 6.4.2010, see reg. 1