PART 5

Supplementary

Appeals

Council's statement of reasons for decisions which may be appealed
68
1
In the case of any decision to which section 67 applies, the notice must (in addition to any other matters required by any provision of this Act) include or be accompanied by a statement informing the person—
a
that the person may request a statement of the council's reasons for the decision, and
b
of the right to appeal under section 67 and the period within which such an appeal must be made (as to which, see section 67(4)).
2
A person on whom any such notice has been served may, within 7 days of service of the notice, request the council to give a statement of its reasons for the decision.
3
Where a council receives a request in accordance with subsection (2), it must within 14 days of doing so serve a statement of its reasons for the decision on—
a
the person who made the request, and
b
any other person on whom the notice was served.
4
The duties under subsections (1)(a) and (3) to give notice of the right to request reasons and to give a statement of reasons do not apply where (whether or not in accordance with any provision of this Act) the notice includes or is accompanied by a statement of reasons.
5
In this section, “the notice” means—
a
in the case of a decision to issue a notice, that notice;
b
otherwise, notice of the decision.
S. 68 in operation at 1.4.2019 by S.R. 2019/39, art. 2 (with art. 3)