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”).U.K.
(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(9) If an appeal is withdrawn, the [F1respondent] must give notice to all interested parties about the withdrawal.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in Sch. 9 para. 4 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1557), arts. 2(1), 41(3)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 9 para. 4 in force at 12.11.2020, see art. 2(1)