# The Sheep Carcase (Classification and Price Reporting) (Scotland) Regulations 2025, Regulation 28: Appeals against compliance notices


(1) The person on whom a compliance notice is served may appeal against it to the sheriff before the end of the period specified in the notice.
(2) The period referred to in paragraph (1) must not be less than 28 days.
(3) The grounds of an appeal under paragraph (1) are—
(a) that the decision was based on an error of fact,
(b) that the decision was wrong in law,
(c) that there has been a material procedural error.
(4) The sheriff may—
(a) uphold the notice,
(b) vary the notice,
(c) revoke the notice,
(d) take such steps as the Scottish Ministers could take in relation to the notice,
(e) remit the decision whether to uphold the notice, or any matter relating to that decision, to the Scottish Ministers.
(5) The operation of any compliance notice to which the appeal relates is suspended pending the outcome of the appeal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2025/9780111064030/regulation/28 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-sheep-carcase-classification-and-price-reporting-scotland-regulations-2025/regulation-28
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