104Appeals to magistrates' courts
(1)Where this Act or any regulations made under this Act provide for an appeal to a magistrates' court against a refusal or other decision of an authority, the procedure shall be by way of complaint for an order, and the [1980 c. 43.] Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 applies to the proceedings.
(2)The time within which such an appeal may be brought shall be 21 days from the date on which notice of the authority's refusal or other decision was served upon the person desiring to appeal, and for the purposes of this subsection the making of the complaint shall be deemed to be the bringing of the appeal.
(3)In any case where such an appeal lies, the document notifying to the person concerned the authority's decision in the matter shall state—
(a)the right of appeal to a magistrates' court; and
(b)the time within which such an appeal may be brought.