High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013

12 Appeals

(1) The applicant may appeal to the Scottish Ministers against—

(a) a decision by a relevant local authority under section 6(5)(a) that there is no adverse effect,

(b) a decision by a relevant local authority under section 6(5)(b) that no action should be taken in relation to the high hedge.

(2) A person mentioned in subsection (3) may appeal to the Scottish Ministers against—

(a) the issuing by a relevant local authority of a high hedge notice, or

(b) the withdrawal or variation of a notice by a relevant local authority under section 10(1).

(3) Those persons are—

(a) every owner and occupier of the domestic property identified in the high hedge notice, and

(b) every owner and occupier of the neighbouring land.

(4) An appeal must be made before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with—

(a) in the case of an appeal under subsection (1), the date of the notification given by the authority under section 7,

(b) in the case of an appeal under subsection (2)(a), the date of the notification given by the authority under section 8(4),

(c) in the case of an appeal under subsection (2)(b), the date of the notification given by the authority under section 10(3) or (6).