PART 7U.K.Supplementary provisions

Failure to take actionU.K.

23.—(1) This regulation applies where the appellant or the Authority has failed, within the relevant time limits, to take any step or provide any information required under these Regulations.

(2) The appointed person may, after giving the appellant and the Authority notice of intention to do so, determine an appeal even though that step has not been taken or that information has not been provided.

Supply of documents etcU.K.

24.—(1) Anything required or permitted to be supplied (including any representations made) under these Regulations must be in writing.

(2) If a document supplied refers to another document, a copy of that other document must also be supplied.

(3) Anything required or permitted to be supplied under these Regulations may be supplied electronically if—

(a)it is capable of being accessed by the recipient,

(b)the information contained in it is available to the recipient to no lesser extent than it would be if it were in printed form,

(c)it is sufficiently permanent to be used for subsequent reference, and

(d)the recipient consents to its being supplied electronically.

(4) Documents and copies supplied by the appellant or the Authority must be supplied in duplicate.

(5) But paragraph (4) does not apply to a document or copy—

(a)required to accompany a notice of appeal under regulation 7(1)(d) and (2), or

(b)supplied electronically.

(6) If any document has already been supplied for the purposes of an appeal and is readily available to all parties, the appointed person may direct that it need not be supplied again.

Extending deadlines and providing additional information or copiesU.K.

25.—(1) The Secretary of State or the appointed person may, in exceptional circumstances, extend any deadline.

(2) The appointed person may—

(a)require any further exchanges of information if this is necessary for the determination of the appeal; or

(b)require any party to provide further information relevant to the appeal or additional copies of any document, within a specified time limit.

(3) A person required to make a further exchange of information or to provide further information or additional copies must comply within any time specified.