Article 8 Notice of appeal

An appeal to the Commission is made by serving written notice of appeal on the Commission.

Where an organisation is the appellant, the notice must be given by a person who claims to be a member of the organisation or any legal representative of the organisation.

Where a person other than an organisation is the appellant, the notice must be given by him or by his representative.

The notice of appeal must set out the grounds for the appeal and where proceedings are brought under section 7(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998, the notice of appeal must give details of the Convention right which is alleged has been infringed.

Where an organisation is the appellant, the notice of appeal must state the name of the organisation, the name and address of the person giving the notice and, where the organisation’s legal representative is not the person giving the notice, the name and address of any legal representative of the organisation.

Notice of appeal in a case within paragraph (5) must be signed by the person giving the notice or the organisation’s legal representative.

Where a person other than an organisation is the appellant, the notice of appeal must state his name and address and that of any representative of his.

Notice of appeal in a case within paragraph (7) must be signed by the appellant or his representative.

The person giving the notice must attach to the notice a copy of the document which informed the appellant of the decision being appealed.

As soon as practicable after it receives a notice of appeal, the Commission shall send—