SCHEDULE 9Appeals to Scottish Land Court

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1

The F1respondent must, within 16 days of receipt of the copy of the appropriate form, give notice of it to any person who appears to the F1respondent to have a particular interest in the appeal (“interested party”).

2

A notice under sub-paragraph (1) must—

a

state that an appeal has been initiated;

b

state the name of the appellant;

c

describe the decision or notice to which the appeal relates;

d

state that, if a hearing is to be held wholly or partly in public, an interested party will be notified of the date, time and location of the hearing;

e

state that an interested party may request to be heard at a hearing.

3

An interested party may request the F1respondent to provide the interested party with a copy of the documents set out in paragraph 1(2) only for the purposes of the appeal.

4

Where a request is made under sub-paragraph (3), the F1respondent must provide the documents to the interested party as soon as reasonably practicable.

5

An interested party may—

a

make representations to the Scottish Land Court in relation to the appeal;

b

be heard at a hearing in relation to the appeal.

6

The representations by an interested party must be made within 16 days of the date of the notice under sub-paragraph (1).

7

The Scottish Land Court must provide a copy of any representations to the parties.

8

The F1respondent must, within 8 days of sending a notice under sub-paragraph (1), give notice to the Scottish Land Court of the persons to whom and the date on which the notice was sent.

9

If an appeal is withdrawn, the F1respondent must give notice to all interested parties about the withdrawal.