Section 31: Appeals regarding applications for heat network consent etc. to local authorities
70.Section 31 enables appeals to be made to the Scottish Ministers about certain decisions or failures of a local authority as the appropriate consent authority. Subsection (1) specifies the decisions or failures that may be appealed to the Scottish Ministers.
71.Subsection (4) enables the Scottish Ministers, by regulations, to make further provision in connection with appeals and subsection (5) specifies for what matters any such regulations may provide.
72.Subsection (6) specifies that the reference in subsection (5)(e) to regulations under subsection (4) making provision about the manner in which appeals are to be conducted includes provision about the holding of inquiries or hearings.
73.Subsection (7) specifies the maximum penalty that may be provided for in regulations creating an offence under subsection (4) which is, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 3 months.
74.Subsection (8) enables regulations under subsection (4) to modify any enactment.
