# The Water Abstraction (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017, Paragraph 12: Appeals to the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers under section 43 (decision on licence application)


(1) For the purposes of section 43(3)(b), the prescribed period for serving a notice of appeal is 28 days.
(2) A notice of appeal under section 43 must state the grounds of appeal and be accompanied by a copy of—
(a) the application to which the appeal relates;
(b) any information or report submitted to the appropriate agency with the application;
(c) the notice of the decision on the application, if any;
(d) all other relevant correspondence with the appropriate agency.
(3) The appropriate agency must, within 14 days of receiving a notice of appeal under section 43, serve a copy of that notice on—
(a) any person who within the period referred to in section 37(4)(b) made representations in writing in relation to the application;
(b) any National Park authority or the Broads Authority served with a notice in accordance with paragraph 9(2) that, within the period referred to in paragraph 9(3)(b), made representations in writing in relation to the application.
(4) When serving a copy of a notice of appeal, the appropriate agency must notify the recipient in writing—
(a) that the recipient may make further representations in writing in relation to the appeal;
(b) of where any such representations must be sent;
(c) of the date by which those representations must be received.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1047/schedule/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-abstraction-transitional-provisions-regulations-2017/schedule/paragraph-12
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