Valid from 01/03/2010
(1)It is for the Examining authority to decide how to examine the application.
(2)The Examining authority, in making any decision about how the application is to be examined, must—
(a)comply with—
(i)the following provisions of this Chapter, and
(ii)any rules made under section 97, and
(b)have regard to any guidance given by the Secretary of State, and any guidance given by the Commission, relevant to how the application is to be examined.
(3)The Examining authority may in examining the application disregard representations if the Examining authority considers that the representations—
(a)are vexatious or frivolous,
(b)relate to the merits of policy set out in a national policy statement, or
(c)relate to compensation for compulsory acquisition of land or of an interest in or right over land.