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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reporters-appeals-against-dismissal-scotland-regulations-1997/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/729",
  "legislation_title": "The Reporters (Appeals against Dismissal) (Scotland) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reporters-appeals-against-dismissal-scotland-regulations-1997",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations prescribe certain officers of a senior rank in the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration as having a right to appeal to the Secretary of State against dismissal by the Administration from office, and make provision in relation to appeals to the Secretary of State against dismissal.\nRegulation 3 prescribes an officer of the grade or rank known as Assistant Principal Reporter for the purpose of entitlement under section 129(1) of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 to appeal to the Secretary of State against dismissal by the Administration. Section 129(1) itself provides such a right of appeal against dismissal for the Principal Reporter.\nRegulations 4 to 6 provide for the institution of an appeal to the Secretary of State under section 129 of the 1994 Act by way of a notice of appeal together with accompanying documents, and for a copy of that notice and any documents to be given to the Administration by the appellant.\nRegulations 7 to 9 provide for a response by the Administration to the Secretary of State to the appeal, stating whether or not the appeal is opposed, and for the Administration to copy their response to the appellant.\nProvision is made in regulation 10 and in the Schedule to these Regulations for the Secretary of State, where he considers it appropriate, to constitute a panel to conduct an inquiry for the purposes of the appeal and to report to him, for the constitution of any such panel and the proceedings of the inquiry by the panel, and for the copying by the Secretary of State to the Administration and to the appellant of the report by the panel.\nRegulation 11 makes provision as to consideration by the Secretary of State before determining an appeal under section 129 of the 1994 Act, and as to the powers of the Secretary of State in allowing the appeal, or dismissing the appeal.\nRegulation 12 sets time limits on the Secretary of State for the disposal of an appeal.\nProvision is made in regulation 13 for the Administration to give effect to the disposal of any appeal by the Secretary of State.\nThe Secretary of State is provided with a power under regulation 14 to waive the application of any time limit specified in the Regulations.\nProvision is made in regulation 15 for the giving of any notice required by the Regulations, and in regulation 16 for withdrawal of an appeal by the appellant.",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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