Appeals
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1
A person may appeal to a valuation appeal committee (established under section 29 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 ) if aggrieved by—
a
any decision of a local authority that—
i
water charges and/or sewerage charges are payable to it in respect of a dwelling; or
ii
the person is a person liable to pay those charges; or
b
any calculation made by a local authority of an amount which that person is liable to pay to it in respect of water charges and/or sewerage charges,
and the committee must make such decision as they think just.
2
No appeal may be made under paragraph (1) unless—
a
the aggrieved person serves on the local authority a notice in writing, stating the matter by which and the grounds on which that person is aggrieved; and
b
one of the conditions mentioned in paragraph (3) is fulfilled.
3
The conditions are that—
a
the authority on which the aggrieved person served the notice has given that person notice in writing that either—
i
the authority believes the grievance is not well founded; or
ii
steps have been taken to deal with the grievance,
and the person is still aggrieved;
b
the period of two months, beginning with the date of service of the aggrieved person’s notice, has ended without that person being notified under sub-paragraph (a).
1994 c.39.