PART II ALTERATION OF LOCAL RATING LISTS

14 Withdrawal of proposals
1 The person who made a proposal may, subject to paragraph (2), withdraw it by notice in writing served on the valuation officer.
2 A proposal may not be withdrawn where the person who made it did so in his capacity as occupier of the hereditament but is no longer in occupation of it, unless the occupier at the date of the withdrawal has agreed in writing.
3 Where—
(a) within three months beginning on the day on which a proposal is served on the valuation officer an interested person serves notice on the valuation officer that he wishes to be a party to proceedings in respect of that proposal, and
(b) after service of such a notice the proposal is withdrawn in accordance with this regulation. the valuation officer shall serve notice of that withdrawal on that interested person.
4 Where within six weeks beginning of the day on which a notice under paragraph (3) is served on him an interested person serves notice on the valuation officer that he wishes to take part in the proceedings in relation to a proposal—
(a) the notice shall, if that person would at the date of the proposal himself have been competent to make that proposal, be treated for the purposes of the following provisions of these Regulations as if it had been a proposal in the same terms made on the day on which the notice was served; and
(b) any resulting alteration shall have effect from the day which would have been applicable had there been no withdrawal under this regulation.