Regulation 47N Appeal to magistrates’ court in relation to a compliance notice or stop notice: WalesF1

(1)

An appeal to the magistrates’ court under section 39A(1) or (5) of the Act must be made by the relevant date.

(2)

The magistrates’ court may allow an appeal referred to in paragraph (1) only if it is satisfied that the giving of the compliance notice or stop notice in question was wrong on one or more of the following grounds—

(a)

that the notice was given based on an error of fact;

(b)

that the giving of the notice was wrong in law;

(c)

that the giving of the notice was unreasonable;

(d)

that the notice was given without following the procedures set out in the Act or regulations made under that Act (except regulation 47L(3)).

(3)

If the magistrates’ court allows an appeal referred to in paragraph (1) it may quash or vary the compliance notice or stop notice.

(4)

In this regulation the “relevant date” is—

(a)

in the case of an appeal under section 39A(1), within 15 F2... days beginning with the date the compliance notice is given, and

(b)

in the case of an appeal under section 39A(5), within 15 ... days beginning with the date the stop notice is given.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Regs. 47I-47P inserted (W.) (1.7.2026) by The Building etc. (Amendment) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1320), regs. 1(2), 14(2) (with reg. 19)
F2: Word in reg. 47N(4) omitted (20.7.2026) by virtue of The Building etc. (Amendment) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/112), regs. 1(2), 3(20)