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

Notification of decision

31.—(1) Where the Scottish Ministers have published and given notice of their decision under section 12 of the Act and a copy of the reporter’s report is not sent with the notification of the decision, the notification shall be accompanied by a copy of the reporter’s conclusions and any recommendations made by the reporter.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3) if a person entitled to be notified of the decision under section 12 of the Act has not received a copy of the reporter’s report, that person shall be supplied with a copy of it on written request to the Scottish Ministers.

(3) Any person making a request to the Scottish Ministers under paragraph (2) shall send a request to the Scottish Ministers within 4 weeks of the date of the Scottish Ministers' decision.

(4) In this rule “reporter’s report” includes any assessor’s report appended to it but does not include any other documents so appended, but any person who has received a copy of the reporter’s report may apply to the Scottish Ministers in writing within 6 weeks of the date of the Scottish Ministers' decision, for an opportunity of inspecting any such documents and the Scottish Ministers shall afford that person that opportunity.