# The Additional Powers Request (Scotland) Regulations 2019, Regulation 17: Notification of the review


(1) The Scottish Ministers must before the expiry of the period of 20 working days beginning with the date on which the application for review is received—
(a) send an acknowledgement of the application for review to the requesting local authority stating the date on which the application for review was made and informing the requesting local authority how documents related to the review may be inspected, and
(b) give notice of the review to each interested party.
(2) Notice under paragraph (1)(b) must be given in writing.
(3) Notice under paragraph (1)(b) must—
(a) state the name of the requesting local authority,
(b) specify the additional power to which additional powers request relates,
(c) state that copies of any representations previously made with respect to the additional powers request will be considered by the Scottish Ministers when determining the review,
(d) state that representations may be made to the Scottish Ministers and include information as to how any representations may be made, by what date they must be made and that a copy of the representation will be sent to the requesting local authority for comment, and
(e) state how a copy of the application for review and other documents related to the review may be inspected.
(4) An interested party may within the period of 20 working days beginning with the date on which notice is given under paragraph (1)(b) make representations in writing in respect of the review to the Scottish Ministers.
(5) The Scottish Ministers must send a copy of any representations received under paragraph (4) to the requesting local authority and must inform the requesting local authority how and by what date (being a date not less than 20 working days after the date on which such copy is sent under this paragraph) the requesting local authority may make comments in writing to the Scottish Ministers on such representations.
(6) The requesting local authority may, on or before that date, make comments in writing on such representations to the Scottish Ministers.
(7) An interested party may, in addition to any representations made by virtue of paragraph (4), raise matters and submit further documents, materials or evidence only in accordance with a request made under regulation 22(1), rule 1(1) of the Hearing Session Rules or otherwise.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2019/9780111042601/regulation/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-additional-powers-request-scotland-regulations-2019/regulation-17
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