Valid from 13/02/2015

Part 9 N.I. The Planning Appeals Commission

Orders as to costs: supplementary N.I.

206—(1) This section applies where—

(a) for the purpose of any proceedings under this Act—

(i) the appeals commission is required, before a decision is reached, to give any person an opportunity, or ask any person whether that person wishes, to appear before and be heard by it; and

(ii) arrangements are made for a hearing to be held;

(b) the hearing does not take place; and

(c) if it had taken place, the appeals commission would have had power to make an order under section 205 requiring any party to pay any costs of any other party.

(2) Where this section applies the power to make such an order may be exercised, in relation to costs incurred for the purposes of the hearing, as if the hearing had taken place.