Commons Registration (East Sussex) Act 1994

6 Determination of new registers

(1) If, within the period of six months from the date of the first publication under section 5 (Notification of new registration) of this Act of notice that the new registers have been drawn, representations are made to the county council that in respect of any matter the new registers do not comply with section 3 (Reconstitution of East Sussex registers) of this Act, the county council shall consider the representations and give to each authority or person by whom any such representations have been made, and to any other person who the county council has reason to believe (whether from information supplied by him or otherwise) has an interest in the matter, an opportunity of being heard by a person appointed by the county council for the purpose, at a time and place notified to them.

(2) The county council shall, after considering any such representations and, if a person is appointed to hear representations, the report of that person, determine whether or not to modify the new registers to take into account those representations.

(3) Upon the determination of any matter under subsection (2) above the county council shall send to each authority and person concerned (including any relevant concerned authority) notice of its determination and, where it has determined to modify the new registers, a copy of the relevant portions of the new registers as modified.

(4) If required by any person, within seven days of the receipt by him of notice under subsection (3) above of any determination of the county council, the county council shall give to him a statement of the grounds upon which that determination is based.