PART IIProcedure relating to Appeals
Making an appeal3
1
An appeal is to be made by a notice of appeal sent to the proper officer.
2
A notice of appeal—
a
must state the full name and address of the appellant;
b
may specify some other address as being the address to which the appellant wishes documents to be sent to him or her in connection with the appeal;
c
must state the date and reference number of the disputed decision; and
d
may include any representations which the appellant desires to make in addition to the original representations.
3
If the appeal is made later than the time limit mentioned in section 72(1) of, or (as the case may be) paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 6 to, the Act, the notice of appeal must include a statement of the reasons on which the appellant relies for justifying the delay, and the adjudicator must treat any such statement of reasons as a request for extending that time limit.
4
The notice of appeal must be signed by the appellant or his or her authorised representative.