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SCHEDULE 4PROVISIONS RELATING TO APPEALS

PART 1Appeals procedure

7.  A notice under paragraph 6 must—

(a)describe the subject of the appeal;

(b)include a statement that representations with respect to the appeal may be made to the Scottish Ministers in writing within a period of 21 days beginning with the date of the notice;

(c)explain that any representations will be made available to the appellant;

(d)explain that any representations will not be made available to the public under regulation 38 unless the person requests in writing at the time that representations are made that they are made available to the public and if the representations are not made available, SEPA will make available to the public confirmation that—

(i)a representation has been made; and

(ii)the person making the representation has requested the representation not to be made public; and

(e)explain that if a hearing is to be held wholly or partly in public, a person who makes representations with respect to the appeal will be notified of the date of the hearing.