The Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007 (Inquiries and Hearings Procedure) Rules 2007

Pre-inquiry meetings

8.—(1) The reporter may hold a pre inquiry meeting if the reporter thinks it desirable.

(2) The reporter shall arrange for not less than 2 weeks' written notice of a meeting pursuant to paragraph (1) to be given to the applicant, each statutory objector, any other person known at the date of the notice to be entitled to appear at the inquiry, and any other person whose presence at the meeting appears to the reporter to be desirable.

(3) The reporter shall preside at the pre inquiry meeting and shall determine the matters to be discussed and the procedure to be followed; and the reporter may require any person present at the pre inquiry meeting who, in the reporter’s opinion, is behaving in a disruptive manner to leave and may refuse to permit that person to return or to attend any further pre inquiry meeting, or may permit that person to return or attend only on such conditions as the reporter may specify.

(4) The reporter may at any time hold such other meetings (including pre inquiry meetings) as the reporter considers necessary for the efficient and expeditious conduct of the inquiry and the reporter shall arrange for such notice to be given of such meetings as appears to the reporter to be necessary; and paragraph (3) shall apply to such meetings.