5.3. The only Grounds of Appeal to the National Court from a Decision of the Stewards of the Event or the Championship Stewards are:
a.
A gross miscarriage of justice has occurred b. The penalty is wholly inappropriate for the breach of regulations.
5.4. Written Notice of Intention to Appeal to the National Court accompanied by an undertaking to pay the correct fee( Ch. 1 App. 2) must be given to the Event Secretary or Clerk of the Course or, their deputies or in the case of a Decision of Championship Stewards then to the Championship Coordinator within 30 minutes of the time of the first communication of the Decision.
5.5. The National Court has the authority as a judicial function to extend the Art. 5.4 deadline where it is accepted by them to have been wholly impractical to lodge the Notice of Intention to Appeal within 30 minutes.
5.6. Where the Decision being appealed is only delivered in writing then:
a.
b.
If delivered at the Event the time limit for submission is 30 minutes after the Decision is transmitted to the Competitor.
If delivered after the conclusion of the Event then the Notice of Intention to Appeal must be delivered within 7 days of the time and date at which the Decision was delivered.
5.7. All Notices of Intention to Appeal must also be lodged as a copy by email to nationalcourtadmin @ motorsportuk. org. There is no prescribed form for the Notice of Intention, any written format is acceptable, however thereafter documents submitted must conform with Art. 4.15 above.
5.8. Appeal Fees:
a.
All Notices of Intention to Appeal are deemed under the NCR to incorporate an Undertaking to pay the relevant scale Appeal Fee and which must be paid direct to the ASN by credit or debit card or by bank transfer from a traceable bank account and must be received no later than 24 hours following the lodging of the Notice of Intention to Appeal.
b. Where an Appeal is ruled not satisfy the Grounds at Art. 5.3 above then the Appeal Fee is forfeit. c.
At the conclusion of any Appeal before the Court, the Court may make such Order as it deems fit in respect of the Appeal Fee.
5.9. In its entire discretion the Court acting judicially by a permanent Chair may extend the time limit for lodging any Notice of Intention to Appeal. Any application requesting the Court to exercise this discretion must lodge such application in writing accompanied by a copy of the Decision by email to nationalcourtadmin @ motorsportuk. org
5.10. Within 10 days of the Notice of Intention to Appeal the Appellant or Appellant’ s representative must submit by e mail to nationalcourtadmin @ motorsportuk. org a Confirmation of Appeal respecting Art. 4.15 above.
5.11. The Confirmation of Appeal must specify:
a. b. c. the Grounds of Appeal relied on and the arguments in support and all relevant regulatory references and d. attach the relevant material documents( if any).
5.12. Upon receipt of Confirmation of Appeal the National Court Administrator will appoint a Chair to oversee conduct of the Case. This Chair may not be the Chair of any subsequent Hearing.
5.13. Within 10 calendar days of the case referral at Art. 5.12 above the designated Chair shall rule whether or not the Appeal satisfies the Grounds of Appeal criteria at Art. 5.3 above and this Decision is not subject to any Appeal nor to any Right of Review.
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