4.—(1) The respondent must, within 14 days of receiving from the National Assembly a copy of an appeal form, send to the National Assembly and to the appellant:
(a)a statement containing an indication as to whether it will oppose the appeal and, if so, its grounds for doing so;
(b)copies of any relevant correspondence between the appellant and the respondent;
(c)in the case of an appeal under section 6 of the Act, a copy of an extract showing that part of the provisional map to which it relates;
(d)copies of any representations made to the respondent by any person other than the appellant in respect of the decision on the part of the respondent to which the appeal relates; and
(e)any further information required by the National Assembly to be provided.
(2) Where the respondent has complied with the requirements of paragraph (1), the respondent must, before the expiry of the relevant period specified in regulation 5(2), send to the National Assembly and to the appellant:
(a)a statement confirming whether they will oppose the appeal;
(b)a statement as to whether they wish to be heard by a person appointed by the National Assembly in connection with the appeal (rather than the appeal be determined on the basis of written representations) and, if so, whether they wish to be heard at a local inquiry or, alternatively, at a hearing; and
(c)any further information required by the National Assembly to be provided.