(1)Any person who is required to do any act in response to—
(a)any notice under section 60, or
(b)any directions under section 62 or 63,
may appeal to a magistrates’ court against the requirement on the ground that, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, it is unreasonable to be required to do that act.
(2)An appeal may not be brought after the end of the period of one month beginning with the day on which the notice or directions were given.
(3)If the magistrates’ court allows the appeal, it may—
(a)direct that the required act need not be done; or
(b)make such modification of the requirement as it considers appropriate.
(4)An appeal shall lie to the Crown Court against any decision of the magistrates’ court.
(5)Subsections (1) to (3) apply to Scotland with the substitution for references to the magistrates’ court of references to the sheriff.
(6)The appeal to the sheriff is by way of summary application.
(7)A further appeal shall lie—
(a)to the sheriff principal from the decision of the sheriff; and
(b)with the leave of the sheriff principal, to the Court of Session from the decision of the sheriff principal.
(8)In the application of this section to Northern Ireland references to a magistrates’ court are to a court of summary jurisdiction.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Ss. 58-74 applied (with modifications) (19.5.2007) by The Part 7 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (Extension to Animal Pathogens) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/926), art. 2, Sch.