Notice of appeal
19.—(1) An appellant must start proceedings by providing a notice of appeal to the Tribunal.
(2) If the person is in the United Kingdom, the notice of appeal must be received not later than 14 days after they are sent the notice of the decision against which the appeal is brought.
(3) If the person is outside the United Kingdom, the notice of appeal must be received —
(a)not later than 28 days after their departure from the United Kingdom if the person—
(i)was in the United Kingdom when the decision against which they are appealing was made, and
(ii)may not appeal while they are in the United Kingdom by reason of a provision of the 2002 Act; or
(b)in any other case, not later than 28 days after they receive the notice of the decision.
(4) The notice of appeal must—
(a)set out the grounds of appeal;
(b)be signed and dated by the appellant or their representative;
(c)if the notice of appeal is signed by the appellant’s representative, the representative must certify in the notice of appeal that it has been completed in accordance with the appellant’s instructions;
(d)state whether the appellant requires an interpreter at any hearing and if so for which language and dialect;
(e)state whether the appellant intends to attend at any hearing; and
(f)state whether the appellant will be represented at any hearing.
(5) The appellant must provide with the notice of appeal—
(a)the notice of decision against which the appellant is appealing or if it is not practicable to include the notice of decision, the reasons why it is not practicable;
(b)any statement of reasons for that decision;
(c)any documents in support of the appellant’s case which have not been supplied to the respondent;
(d)an application for the Lord Chancellor to issue a certificate of fee satisfaction;
(e)any further information or documents required by an applicable practice direction.
(6) The Tribunal must send a copy of the notice of appeal and the accompanying documents or information provided by the appellant to the respondent.
(7) An appellant may, with the permission of the Tribunal, vary the grounds on which they rely in the notice of appeal.