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The Drought Orders (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 1984
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8.—(1) The appointed person may make an unaccompanied inspection of any land before or during the inquiry without giving notice of his intention to any person entitled to appear at the inquiry.
(2) After the close of the inquiry the appointed person may inspect any land which appears to him to be affected by the application for a drought order, if he has reason to consider that such an inspection is necessary or expedient for the purposes of the inquiry.
(3) In all cases when the appointed person decides to make an inspection pursuant to paragraph (2) above, he shall announce during the inquiry the date and time at which he intends to do so.
(4) The authority and the statutory objectors shall be entitled to accompany the appointed person on any inspection after the close of the inquiry, but the appointed person shall not be bound to defer his inspection if any person entitled to accompany him is not present at the time appointed.
(5) The appointed person, before he decides whether or not to inspect any land after the close of the inquiry, shall take into consideration any request concerning such an inspection which is made to him by the authority or by any statutory objector before or during the inquiry, but he shall not be required to comply with such a request.
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