Article 8 Form and contents of notice of appeal

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

rule 8(2) substituted by Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Procedure) 2008 rule 2
Rules revoked by Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) 2014 rule 45 Table 1
Rules modified by Transfer of Functions of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal 2010 art. 4
rule 8(1) words inserted by Tribunal Procedure 2011 rule 5(a)(i)
rule 8(1) words omitted by Tribunal Procedure 2011 rule 5(a)(ii)
rule 8(1)(f) and word inserted by Tribunal Procedure 2011 rule 5(a)(iii)
rule 8(2)(a)(b) substituted by Tribunal Procedure 2011 rule 5(b)
rule 8 applied by Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Fast Track Procedure) 2005 rule 6(b)
rule 8 am by Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Procedure) 2006 rule 3

(1)

The notice of appeal must be in the appropriate prescribed form and must—

(a)

state the name and address of the appellant; and

(b)

state whether the appellant has authorised a representative to act for him in the appeal and, if so, give the representative’s name and address;

(c)

set out the grounds for the appeal;

(d)

give reasons in support of those grounds; and

(e)

so far as reasonably practicable, list any documents which the appellant intends to rely upon as evidence in support of the appeal.

(2)

The notice of appeal must if reasonably practicable be accompanied by the notice of decision against which the appellant is appealing, or a copy of it.

(3)

The notice of appeal must be signed by the appellant or his representative, and dated.

(4)

If a notice of appeal is signed by the appellant’s representative, the representative must certify in the notice of appeal that he has completed it in accordance with the appellant’s instructions.