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Rule 73 Hearing and determination of appeal; section 76(4)I1

United Kingdom

(1)

Where the person appointed does not refer the appeal to the court, the person appointed shall send written notice of the time and place appointed for the oral hearing of the appeal—

(a)

where no person other than the appellant was a party to the proceedings in which the decision appealed against was made, to the registrar and to the appellant; and

(b)

in any other case, to the registrar and to each person who was a party to those proceedings.

(2)

The person appointed shall send the notice at least fourteen days before the time appointed for the oral hearing.

(3)

If all the persons notified under paragraph (1) inform the person appointed that they do not wish to make oral representations then—

(a)

the person appointed may hear and determine the case on the basis of any written representations; and

(b)

the time and place appointed for the oral hearing may be vacated.

(4)

Rules 62, 65, 67 and 68 shall apply to the person appointed and to proceedings before the person appointed as they apply to the registrar and to proceedings before the registrar.

(5)

If there is an oral hearing of the appeal then rule 66 shall apply to the person appointed and to proceedings before the person appointed as it applies to the registrar and to proceedings before the registrar.

(6)

A copy of the decision of the appointed person shall be sent, with a statement of the reasons for the decision, to the registrar and to each person who was a party to the appeal.

Annotations

Commencement

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Rule 73 in force at 1.10.2008, see rule 1