APPENDIX R
PROCEDURES FOR APPEALS AND REQUESTS
See rule 70. A national authority may change this appendix by prescription but it shall not be changed by sailing instructions. R1 APPEALS AND REQUESTS Appeals, requests by protest committees for confirmation or correction of their decisions, and requests for interpretations of the rules shall be made in compliance with this appendix. R2 R2.1 SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS To make an appeal, (a) no later than 15 days after receiving the protest committee’s written decision or its decision not to reopen a hearing, the appellant shall send an appeal and a copy of the protest committee’s decision to the national authority. The appeal shall state why the appellant believes the protest committee’s decision or its procedures were incorrect; when the hearing required by rule 63.1 has not been held within 30 days after a protest or request for redress was delivered, the appellant shall, within a further 15 days, send an appeal with a copy of the protest or request and any relevant correspondence. The national authority shall extend the time if there is good reason to do so; when the protest committee fails to comply with rule 65, the appellant shall, within a reasonable time after the hearing, send an appeal with a copy of the protest or request and any relevant correspondence.
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If a copy of the protest or request is not available, the appellant shall instead send a statement of its substance. R2.2 The appellant shall also send, with the appeal or as soon as possible thereafter, all of the following documents that are available to her: (a) the written protest(s) or request(s) for redress;
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