(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person making an asylum appeal (“the appellant”) shall give notice of appeal not later than 10 days after receiving notice of the decision against which he is appealing.
(2) The time limit for giving notice of appeal shall be 2 days in a case where—
(a) the appeal is made under section 8(1) of the 1993 Act;
(b) the appeal is one to which paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to the 1993 Act applies (Secretary of State certifies claim to be without foundation); and
(c) there has been personal service on the appellant of the notice of the decision against which he is appealing.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), notice of appeal shall be given—
(a) by serving on an immigration officer, in the case of an appeal under section 8(1) or (4) of the 1993 Act; and
(b) by serving upon the Secretary of State, in the case of an appeal under section 8(2) or (3) of the 1993 Act,
the Form prescribed in the Schedule to these Rules (Form A1) which shall be accompanied by the notice (or a copy of the notice) informing the appellant of the decision against which he is appealing and the reasons for the decision.
(4) In any case where an appellant is in custody, service under paragraph (3) may be upon the person having custody of him.
(5) Where any notice of appeal is not given within the appropriate time limit, it shall nevertheless be treated for all purposes as having been given within that time limit if the person to whom it was given under paragraph (3) is of the opinion that, by reason of special circumstances, it is just and right for the notice to be so treated.
(6) Upon receipt of notice of appeal (whether or not the notice was given within the time limit), the immigration officer or (as the case may be) the Secretary of State shall send to the appellant, to a special adjudicator and to the United Kingdom Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees the documents specified in paragraph (3) together with (in the case of the appellant and the special adjudicator only) the original or copies of any notes of interview and of any other document referred to in the decision which is being appealed.
(7) A special adjudicator may extend any time limit for giving notice of appeal provided he considers it necessary in the interests of justice.
(8) An extension may be made under paragraph (7) notwithstanding that the period prescribed by the time limit has already expired.