Section 64 Appeals against orders under section 63.

An appeal to the sheriff shall lie at the instance of a person who, in accordance with section 62 of this Act, has or falls to be treated as having given notice of a proposal to hold a procession in public F1against

in relation to the procession.

An appeal under this section shall be made by way of summary application and shall be lodged with the sheriff clerk within 14 days from the date on which the copy of the order and statement of reasons were received by the appellant.

On good cause being shown, the sheriff may hear an appeal under this section notwithstanding that it was not lodged within the time mentioned in subsection (2) above.

The sheriff may uphold an appeal under this section only if he considers that the F2local authority in arriving at their decision to make F3or, as the case may be, to vary the order—

In considering an appeal under this section the sheriff may hear evidence by or on behalf of any party to the appeal.

Subject to subsection (7) below, on an appeal under this section, the sheriff may

and on remitting a case under F7paragraph (a)(i) above, the sheriff may—

The sheriff shall not exercise any of his powers under subsection (6) above unless he is satisfied that all steps which in the circumstances were reasonable have been taken with a view to securing that notice of the appeal and an opportunity of being heard with respect to it have been given to the authority whose order F8or, as the case may be, the variation of whose order under section 63 of this Act is the subject of the appeal.

The sheriff may include in his decision on an appeal under this section such order as to the expenses of the appeal as he thinks proper.

Any party to an appeal to the sheriff under this section may appeal on a point of law from the decision of the sheriff to the Court of Session within 28 days from the date of that decision.