# The Additional Powers Request (Scotland) Regulations 2019, Regulation 23: New evidence


(1) If, after the consideration of the review panel’s report, the Scottish Ministers propose to take into consideration any new evidence which is material to the determination of the review, the Scottish Ministers must not reach a decision on the review without affording the requesting local authority and any other relevant party an opportunity of making written representations on such new evidence.
(2) In this regulation—
“relevant party” means—
(a) where the new evidence relates to a specified matter considered at a hearing session, any person entitled to appear at that hearing session,
(b) where the new evidence relates to matters in respect of which further written representations or information was sought by a notice under regulation 22(1), any person to whom such notice was sent.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2019/9780111042601/regulation/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-additional-powers-request-scotland-regulations-2019/regulation-23
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