SCHEDULE 9Appeals to Scottish Land Court

4.

(1)

The F1respondent must, within 16 days of receipt of the copy of the appropriate form, give notice of it to any person who appears to the F1respondent to have a particular interest in the appeal (“interested party”).

(2)

A notice under sub-paragraph (1) must—

(a)

state that an appeal has been initiated;

(b)

state the name of the appellant;

(c)

describe the decision or notice to which the appeal relates;

(d)

state that, if a hearing is to be held wholly or partly in public, an interested party will be notified of the date, time and location of the hearing;

(e)

state that an interested party may request to be heard at a hearing.

(3)

An interested party may request the F1respondent to provide the interested party with a copy of the documents set out in paragraph 1(2) only for the purposes of the appeal.

(4)

Where a request is made under sub-paragraph (3), the F1respondent must provide the documents to the interested party as soon as reasonably practicable.

(5)

An interested party may—

(a)

make representations to the Scottish Land Court in relation to the appeal;

(b)

be heard at a hearing in relation to the appeal.

(6)

The representations by an interested party must be made within 16 days of the date of the notice under sub-paragraph (1).

(7)

The Scottish Land Court must provide a copy of any representations to the parties.

(8)

The F1respondent must, within 8 days of sending a notice under sub-paragraph (1), give notice to the Scottish Land Court of the persons to whom and the date on which the notice was sent.

(9)

If an appeal is withdrawn, the F1respondent must give notice to all interested parties about the withdrawal.