Arrangements for appeals
31.—(1) The President must secure that arrangements are made for appeals to be determined in accordance with the following provisions of this Part.
(2) This paragraph applies where an appeal under this Part and an appeal under one or more of the following—
(a)regulations made under section 55 of the 1988 Act,
(b)regulations made under section 24,
relate to the same property.
(3) Where paragraph (2) applies—
(a)the President will secure that the appeals are dealt with in such order as appears to the President best designed to secure the interests of justice;
(b)the valuation officer or the listing officer (as the case may be) and the billing authority must be joined as a party to an appeal under this Part.
(4) In paragraph (3), “valuation officer” means the officer appointed under section 61(1)(a) of the 1988 Act.
(5) The Clerk must as soon as is reasonably practicable serve a copy of the notice of appeal on a person who has been made a party in accordance with paragraph (3).