Part H:
11. Ancillary Matters 11.1. Effect of Giving Notice of Appeal.
11.2. The lodging of an Appeal against a Decision of the Clerk of the Course, or the giving of Notice of Intention to Appeal against a Decision of the Stewards of the Event does not suspend any penalty that may have been applied or endorsed, during the Event out of which the Decision has arisen.
11.3. After the conclusion of the Event out of which a Decision has arisen, if Notice of Intention to Appeal against a Stewards’ Decision has been given, the operation of any sentence or Decision will be suspended until the disposal of the Appeal by the National Court. If a sentence of Suspension is upheld, the Competitor concerned will be Disqualified from the results of any Competition competed in while pending the Hearing of the Appeal. In coming to a judgement, the National Court can take into account any benefit the Appellant may have gained through appealing.
11.4. Costs In giving a Decision the National Court can award costs to cover its own expenses, together with those incurred by the ASN. These may exclude the expenses incurred by the individual parties. Any costs incurred in bringing or responding to an action before the National Court, except those of the ASN, must be borne by the party incurring the cost. Exceptionally in the case of an Investigatory Hearing under Part E the Court may order the payment of costs against but not in favour of an individual.
12. Payment of Costs and Fines
12.1. Fines or Costs must be paid within 7 days of being imposed. Any delay in making payment shall result in suspension of Licence for the period during which the amount remains unpaid beyond the period of 7 days.
13. Liability to Pay Fine and / or Costs.
13.1. Where an Entrant is responsible for the payment of any fine and / or costs, then in the Event of nonpayment, that Entrant can be suspended in the same way as the person on whom the fine or costs have been levied.
14. Allocation of Proceeds from Fines.
14.1. The proceeds from all fines are remitted to the ASN who will use them only for the provision of prizes, training, or for charitable purposes.
15. Hearings
15.1. All Appeal Hearings shall proceed as new Hearings and shall commence with presentation of the Evidence by the ASN representative.
15.2. All Disciplinary Hearings shall commence with presentation of the Evidence by the ASN representative.
15.3. The National Court Administration shall wherever practicable give more than 7 days’ Notice of any Hearing before the Court.
15.4. Any Application to adjourn proceedings listed for Hearing must be made in writing by e mail to nationalcourtadmin @ motorsportuk. org and must be simultaneously copied to legal @ motorsportuk. org. The application must respect Art. 4.15 of this PD and set out the full grounds and reasons for the requested adjournment.
Motorsport UK 2025 National Competition Rules Version 11
Chapter 2 Appendix 7- National Court Practice Direction 87