(1) |
The Department must be notified in writing of an intention to submit an appeal prior to an appeal being formally submitted. |
(2) |
An appellant must, within twenty (20) days from the date the notification of decision was received, submit an appeal to the Appeal Administrator using the form set out in Annexure C to these Regulations. |
(3) |
An appellant must simultaneously provide a copy of the appeal to: |
(a) |
the applicant, where the appellant is not the applicant; |
(b) |
where applicable, to any interested and affected party, in terms of the application in question, or where the appellant is the applicant; and |
(c) |
to any affected organs of state. |
(4) |
A notification of decision will be deemed to have been received on the date communicated if addressed via electronic mail and within five (5) days of registered mail. |
(5) |
An appeal submitted in terms of sub regulation (1) must— |
(b) |
be in the form obtainable from the Appeal Administrator; |
(c) |
include a statement setting out the grounds of appeal; and |
(d) |
include the supporting documentation, which is referred to in the appeal. |
[Section 25C inserted by section 5 of the Amendment Regulations under the National Forests Act, 2024, Notice No. R. 5650, GG51847, dated 6 January 2025]