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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ivory-act-2018/schedule-1/paragraph-8",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2018/30",
  "legislation_title": "Ivory Act 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ivory-act-2018",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/8",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A person served with a stop notice may appeal against the decision to serve it on the ground—\n(a) that the decision was based on an error of fact,\n(b) that the decision was wrong in law,\n(c) that the decision was unreasonable,\n(d) that any step specified under paragraph 5(1)(b) is unreasonable, or\n(e) that the person has not acted as mentioned in paragraph 5(2)(b) or (3)(b) and would not have done so even if the stop notice had not been served,\nor on any other grounds that are prescribed.\n(2) Where paragraph 7 applies and a decision is made not to issue a completion certificate, the person served with the stop notice may appeal against the decision on the ground that—\n(a) it was based on an error of fact,\n(b) it was wrong in law, or\n(c) it was unfair or unreasonable,\nor on any other grounds that are prescribed.\n(3) An appeal under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) is to the First-tier Tribunal.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 8 in force at 15.3.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/288, reg. 3(b) (with reg. 5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 8 in force at 6.6.2022 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2022/288, reg. 3(b) (with reg. 5)"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/30/schedule/1/paragraph/8",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}