Paragraph 4 Eligibility appealsC1F1
Subject to sub-paragraph (2), an appeal lies to the County Court from a determination by a registration officer under this Schedule that a person does not meet the eligibility criteria.
An appeal does not lie where the person desiring to appeal has not availed themselves of an opportunity in this Schedule to be heard by or make representations to the registration officer as to their eligibility or has not given notice of appeal within the time prescribed in sub-paragraph (3)(a).
A person desiring to appeal must—
give notice of appeal to the registration officer when the determination is made, or within 14 days thereafter, and
specify the grounds of appeal.
The registration officer must forward any such notice to the appropriate county court in accordance with rules of court together with—
a statement of the material facts which in the registration officer’s opinion have been established in the case, and
the registration officer’s decision upon the whole case and on any point which may be specified as a ground of appeal.
Where it appears to the registration officer that any notices of appeal given to them are based on similar grounds, the registration officer must inform the appropriate county court of this to enable the court (if it thinks fit) to consolidate the appeals or to select a case as a test case.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Sch. A1 inserted (7.5.2024) by The Representation of the People (Franchise Amendment and Eligibility Review) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1150), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1