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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/upper-tribunal-for-scotland-social-security-rules-of-procedure-regulations-2018/schedule/paragraph-5",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2018/274",
  "legislation_title": "The Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Social Security Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/upper-tribunal-for-scotland-social-security-rules-of-procedure-regulations-2018",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Response to the notice of appeal",
  "text": "(1) Subject to any order given by the Upper Tribunal, a respondent may provide a written response to a notice of appeal.\n(2) Any response provided under paragraph (1) must be sent or delivered to the Upper Tribunal so that it is received before the end of the period of 30 days beginning with the day on which the respondent is presumed to have received the copy of the notice of appeal as sent by the Upper Tribunal.\n(3) The response must state—\n(a) the name and address of the respondent;\n(b) the name and address of the representative (if any) of the respondent;\n(c) an address where documents for the respondent may be sent or delivered;\n(d) whether the respondent opposes the appeal;\n(e) the grounds on which the respondent relies, including any grounds on which the respondent was unsuccessful in the proceedings which are the subject of the appeal, but intends to rely on in the appeal.\n(4) The response may include a request that the case be dealt with at a hearing or without a hearing.\n(5) If the respondent provides the response to the Upper Tribunal later than the time required by paragraph (2) or by an extension of time allowed under rule 8(3)(a) (power to extend time), the response must include a request for an extension of time and the reason why the response was not provided in time.\n(6) When the Upper Tribunal receives the response it must send a copy of the response and any accompanying documents to the appellant.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/274/schedule/paragraph/5",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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