10. The National Assembly must, as soon as practicable after—
(a)receipt of the notice of appeal given in accordance with regulation 8 and the preliminary information under regulation 9, notify the parties—
(i)of the reference number allocated to the appeal,
(ii)whether the appeal is to be determined by an exchange of written representations or, where either the appellant or the relevant authority (or both) has so requested, following the holding of a hearing, and
(iii)of the address to which written communications to the National Assembly about the appeal are to be sent; and
(b)receipt of sufficient information to enable it to entertain the appeal, notify the parties of the starting date.