Section 300: Appeals and applications to courts of summary jurisdiction.

Public Health Act 1936 · 1936 c. 49View on legislation.gov.uk

Part XII: General

Where any enactment in this Act provides—

for an appeal to a court of summary jurisdiction against a requirement, refusal or other decision of a council; or
for any matter to be determined by, or an application in respect of any matter to be made to, a court of summary jurisdiction,

the procedure shall be by way of complaint for an order, and the Summary Jurisdiction Acts shall apply to the proceedings.

The time within which any such appeal may be brought shall be twenty-one days from the date on which notice of the council’s requirement, refusal or other decision was served upon the person desiring to appeal, and for the purposes of this subsection the making of the complaint shall be deemed to be the bringing of the appeal.

In any case where such an appeal lies, the document notifying to the person concerned the decision of the council in the matter shall state the right of appeal to a court of summary jurisdiction and the time within which such an appeal may be brought.

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