The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland General Regulatory Chamber Parking and Bus Lane Appeals (Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2020

Decision of the First-tier Tribunal

15.—(1) Where an appeal is decided at a hearing, the decision of the First-tier Tribunal may be given orally at the end of the hearing or reserved until a later date.

(2) Where, in advance of a decision being made by the First-tier Tribunal the parties reach agreement in writing, the First-tier Tribunal may make such a decision as it thinks fit.

(3) Where, in advance of a decision being made by the First-tier Tribunal the respondent authority agrees to concede their position in writing, the First-tier Tribunal may make such a decision as it thinks fit.

(4) As soon as possible after making a decision, the First-tier Tribunal must issue the decision in writing including a statement of facts and the findings and reasons for the decision to the parties.

(5) The decision referred to in paragraph (4) must be—

(a) signed and dated by a legal member of the First-tier Tribunal, and

(b) accompanied by a notice explaining the parties’ right to request a review of the decision or to request permission to appeal on a point of law, and which is to include the time within which, and the manner in which, such right to request a review or permission to appeal may be exercised.

(6) A record of the decision referred to in paragraph (4) must be recorded as soon as possible in the register, and a copy of the entry in the register sent by the First-tier Tribunal to the parties.

(7) Except where a decision is given orally at the end of the hearing, it is treated as having been made on the date on which a legal member signs the decision referred to in paragraph (4).