# The Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015, Regulation 71: Appropriate court for appeals against notices


(1) In England and Wales or Northern Ireland, the appropriate court for the purposes of regulation 70 is—
(a) the court in which proceedings have been brought in relation to the pyrotechnic article for an offence under regulation 62 (offences);
(b) an employment tribunal seized of appeal proceedings against a notice which relates to the pyrotechnic article and which has been served under or by virtue of paragraph 1 of Schedule 8 (enforcement powers of the Health and Safety Executive under the 1974 Act); or
(c) in any other case, a magistrates' court.
(2) In Scotland, the appropriate court for the purposes of regulation 70 is—
(a) the sheriff of a sheriffdom in which the person making the appeal resides or has a registered or principal office; or
(b) an employment tribunal seized of appeal proceedings against a notice which relates to the pyrotechnic article and which has been served under or by virtue of paragraph 1 of Schedule 8.
(3) A person aggrieved by an order made by a magistrates' court in England and Wales or Northern Ireland pursuant to an application under regulation 70, or by a decision of such a court not to make such an order, may appeal against that order or decision—
(a) in England and Wales, to the Crown Court;
(b) in Northern Ireland, to the county court.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1553/regulation/71 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pyrotechnic-articles-safety-regulations-2015/regulation-71
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