The Water Abstraction (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017

Appeals to the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers under section 43 (decision on licence application)

12.—(1) For the purposes of section 43(3)(b), the prescribed period for serving a notice of appeal is 28 days.

(2) A notice of appeal under section 43 must state the grounds of appeal and be accompanied by a copy of—

(a) the application to which the appeal relates;

(b) any information or report submitted to the appropriate agency with the application;

(c) the notice of the decision on the application, if any;

(d) all other relevant correspondence with the appropriate agency.

(3) The appropriate agency must, within 14 days of receiving a notice of appeal under section 43, serve a copy of that notice on—

(a) any person who within the period referred to in section 37(4)(b) made representations in writing in relation to the application;

(b) any National Park authority or the Broads Authority served with a notice in accordance with paragraph 9(2) that, within the period referred to in paragraph 9(3)(b), made representations in writing in relation to the application.

(4) When serving a copy of a notice of appeal, the appropriate agency must notify the recipient in writing—

(a) that the recipient may make further representations in writing in relation to the appeal;

(b) of where any such representations must be sent;

(c) of the date by which those representations must be received.