Regulation 8 Submission of questionnaire and statement by the authority
(1)
The authority must, within a period of 14 days beginning with the starting date, submit to the appropriate Ministers a completed questionnaire in the form prescribed in Schedule 2.
(2)
The authority must at the same time send a copy of that questionnaire to the appellant.
(3)
If the authority wishes to submit a statement in addition to the questionnaire mentioned in paragraph (1), it must—
(a)
within a period of 14 days beginning with the starting date, serve notice on the appropriate Ministers and on the appellant of its intention to submit such a statement; and
(b)
within a period of 21 days beginning with the starting date, submit the statement to the appropriate Ministers, at the same time sending a copy of it to the appellant.