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5.14. Where an Appeal is ruled not to satisfy the Grounds at Art. 5.3 then the Appeal Fee shall be forfeit.
5.15. In the case of any Appeal admitted to Hearing the designated Chair may give Directions for the future conduct of the case at any time before or during any Hearing. This may include Hearings and or Rulings on preliminary issues.
5.16. The National Court Administration shall fix the date for all Hearings subject to any Direction of the Court and it shall notify the parties accordingly. The time nominally assigned to the commencement of a Hearing is no more than nominal.
5.17. Any Case may by Directions of the National Court proceed on an accelerated timetable in the interests of the sport. An Appellant may make Application to the Court for an accelerated timetable under this Art. 5.17 in writing by email to nationalcourtadmin @ motorsportuk. org. The designated Chair( Art. 5.12) shall rule on such Application and if acceded to then shall give Directions.
5.18. Where an Appeal is admitted to Hearing then subject to any other Direction made by the Chair under Art. 5.15 above the Appellant shall within 10 calendar days of the Decision made at Art. 5.13 above the Appellant or their representative shall submit to the National Court Administration by email only to nationalcourtadmin @ motorsportuk. org their skeleton argument respecting Art. 4.15 and Art. 5.11.
5.19. Where an Appeal is admitted to Hearing and the subject matter of the Appeal is an incident involving another party then notwithstanding the provisions of Art. 20 above the National Court shall notify that other party or parties and who shall have the opportunity to make written representations to be submitted to the National Court Administration by e mail only to nationalcourtadmin @ motorsportuk. org such submissions respecting Art. 4.15 and Art. 5.11 above within 10 calendar days and to appear at the Hearing and make oral submissions.
6. All Technical Eligibility Appeals to the National Court
6.1. No right of Appeal exists for third parties to the relevant Decision. Therefore an Appeal may only be brought by a person or body who was a party to the Decision.
6.2. In circumstances where the Court has admitted an Appeal to Hearing, the Court may determine in its entire discretion that other parties may be affected by their ultimate Decision and accordingly the Court may grant such persons the right to make submissions and to appear to present oral submissions. If such determination is made by the Court that Decision shall issue by Case Directions and the Decision is not subject to Appeal.
6.3. The right of Appeal to the Court is in respect of:
a.
An eligibility Decision of the relevant Judicial Body. For the avoidance of doubt this includes the right to challenge any Judge of Fact Decision upon which the eligibility Decision was based.
6.4. Written Notice of Intention to Appeal to the National Court 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 announcement of the Decision.
6.5. National Court has the authority as a judicial function to extend the Art. 6.3. c deadline where it is accepted by them to have been wholly impractical to lodge the Notice of Intention to Appeal within 30 minutes.
6.6. 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.
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