Article 8 Withdrawal of appeal and default of appearance

An appellant who wishes to withdraw his appeal may do so by serving notice in writing on the secretary at any time before the hearing and on receiving such a notice the secretary shall forthwith notify the Controller, all persons entitled to appear and be heard as parties to the appeal and any other person who is appealing against the same decision.

An appellant who without good cause fails to attend a hearing at the place and time fixed shall be deemed to have withdrawn his appeal.

If, on the withdrawal of an appeal, it appears to the chairman that the case may be a proper one for the award of costs (or, in Scotland, expenses) in accordance with paragraph 9(1) or paragraph 9(4) of Schedule 4 to the Act, he shall cause the tribunal to be convened for the purpose of determining whether costs or expenses should be awarded; and the secretary shall serve not less than seven days' notice of the date, time and place appointed for that purpose on all persons on whom notice of the hearing was served in pursuance of rule 7(1).