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3. In these Rules—
“the 2015 Regulations” means the Town and Country Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Scotland) Regulations 2015(1);
“the Act” means the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997(2);
“appellant” means a person who gives notice of appeal under section 19 of the Hazardous Substances Act or regulation 43 of the 2015 Regulations;
“application” means, in the case of an appeal, the application to which the appeal relates;
“appointed person” means—
in the case of an inquiry session held or to be held under paragraph 6 of the Schedule to the Hazardous Substances Act, the person appointed under paragraph 1 of that Schedule to determine an appeal instead of the Scottish Ministers; and
in any other case, the person appointed by the Scottish Ministers to hold the inquiry session;
“assessor” has the meaning given in rule 9;
“inquiry session” means a local inquiry held or to be held under—
section 265 of the Act as applied by section 36(1) of the Hazardous Substances Act; or
paragraph 6 of the Schedule to the Hazardous Substances Act,
into matters specified in a procedure notice;
“interested party” means—
in the case of an appeal under section 19 of the Hazardous Substances Act—
any person consulted by the planning authority in accordance with regulation 14 of the 2015 Regulations from whom the planning authority received representations (which were not subsequently withdrawn) in connection with the application; and
any other person from whom the planning authority received representations (which were not subsequently withdrawn) in connection with the application;
in the case of an appeal under regulation 43 of the 2015 Regulations, any person given notice of the appeal in accordance with regulation 45 of the 2015 Regulations from whom representations were received (and not subsequently withdrawn); and
in the case of an application referred to the Scottish Ministers following a direction under section 18(1) of the Hazardous Substances Act, any person from whom the planning authority received representations (which were not subsequently withdrawn) in connection with the application;
“the Hazardous Substances Act” means the Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Scotland) Act 1997(3);
“person” includes authorities and other bodies;
“procedure notice” means a notice given under rule 4(1);
“security direction” means a direction by the Scottish Ministers, or the Secretary of State, under or by virtue of section 265A(3) of the Act (as applied by section 36(1) of the Hazardous Substances Act); and
“specified matters” are in relation to a particular inquiry session, those matters which are set out in the procedure notice.
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