Paragraph 1

In this Schedule—

• “appellant” means a person who has brought an appeal;

• “appointed person” means a person appointed in accordance with paragraph 2;

• “appropriate person” has the same meaning as it has in regulation 36;

• “hearing” means a hearing to which Part II of this Schedule applies;

• “the parties” means the appellant and the Ministers;

  1. (b)

     a reference to “government department” includes, in the case of an appeal relating to a decision of the Ministers in or as regards Scotland, a reference to the Scottish Administration or any part thereof; and

  2. (c)

     a reference to a numbered sub-paragraph is a reference to the sub-paragraph so numbered in the paragraph in which that reference occurs.