Highways Act 1980

[F1 Local inquiries and hearings: evidence and costs E+W

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 12ZA inserted (12.2.2003 and 21.5.2007 for E. for certain purposes, 31.5.2005 for W. and otherwise prosp.) by 2000 c. 37, ss. 57, 103(3), Sch. 6 Pt. I. para. 24; S.I. 2003/272, art. 2(a)(q); S.I. 2005/1314, art. 2(b)(vii); S.I. 2007/1493, art. 2

7 E+W Subsections (2) to (5) of section 250 of the M1 Local Government Act 1972 (local inquiries: evidence and costs) shall apply to local inquiries or other hearings held under this Schedule by an appointed person as they apply to inquiries caused to be held under that section by a Minister, but as if—

(a) in subsection (2) (evidence) the reference to the person appointed to hold the inquiry were a reference to the appointed person,

(b) in subsection (4) (recovery of costs of holding inquiry) references to the Minister causing the inquiry to be held were references to the appropriate Minister, and

(c) in subsection (5) (orders as to the costs of the parties) the reference to the Minister causing the inquiry to be held were a reference to the appointed person or the appropriate Minister.]

Marginal Citations

M1 1972 c. 70.