Respondent to give notice of intentions on receipt of notice of appeal
16.—(1) Where—
(a)a notice of appeal under rule 8;
(b)a notice under rule 11(1) that an application under section 52FK(3) of the Act for leave to bring an appeal out of time has been granted; or
(c)a notice under rule 13(5) that an application for leave by the reviewing authority has been granted,
has been served on the prosecuting authority and that notice relates to one or more appeals against finding, he shall as the respondent give notice in writing to the court administration officer indicating whether or not he intends to contest any such appeal.
(2) Where the respondent has given notice under paragraph (1) that he intends to contest an appeal against finding, he may at any time prior to the hearing of the appeal give notice that he no longer intends to contest it; and any such notice shall have effect for the purposes of these Rules as a notice under that paragraph that he does not intend to contest the appeal.