Regulation 16 Action upon receipt of statutory declaration and copy of such declaration

(1)

Upon receiving a statutory declaration the proper officer shall—

(a)

send an acknowledgement of its receipt to the appellant;

(b)

enter particulars of it in the register; and

(c)

send to the Department a copy of the statutory declaration and any direction extending the time limit for serving the statutory declaration.

(2)

In the case of a statutory declaration which contains a statement under Article 16(2)(a) or (b) of the Order, upon receipt of a copy of the statutory declaration sent under this regulation, the Department shall within 21 days deliver to the proper officer—

(a)

a copy of the relevant notice under Article 6 or 7 of the Order (if any);

(b)

the original representations (if any);

(c)

a copy of the notice served under Article 9(4)(b), (if any); and

(d)

any representations the Department may wish to make in relation to the matter.

(3)

Where the Department delivers representations to the proper officer under paragraph (2)(d), it shall at the same time send a copy of the representations to the appellant.