Appeals
50.—(1) A debtor may, on a point of law, appeal to the sheriff against a determination of the DAS administrator not to approve a debt payment programme.
(2) A creditor named in an application for a debt payment programme may, on a point of law, appeal to the sheriff against a determination of the DAS administrator to–
(a)dispense with the consent of the creditor;
(b)approve a programme.
(3) A debtor, a creditor participating in a debt payment programme, or a creditor who has applied for variation of a programme on the grounds in regulation 38(1)(d) or (e) may, on a point of law, appeal to the sheriff against a determination of the DAS administrator to–
(a)attach a condition under regulation 30;
(b)approve, or refuse to approve, a variation of a programme;
(c)revoke a programme.
(4) A debtor may, with the leave of the sheriff, and on a point of law, appeal to the sheriff principal against a determination of the sheriff to refuse to approve a debt payment programme.
(5) A creditor named in an application for a debt payment programme may, with the leave of the sheriff, and on a point of law, appeal to the sheriff principal against a determination of the sheriff to approve a programme.
(6) An appeal shall be–
(a)by summary application; and
(b)lodged within 14 days after the date of intimation to the appellant of the determination appealed against.
(7) The decision of the sheriff or sheriff principal, as the case may be, is final.