The Electricity Generating Stations and Overhead Lines (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 1990

Service of statement of case, etc.

6.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (5) and (7), each of—

(a) the applicant;

(b) the relevant planning authority, and

(c) any person who, having notified the Secretary of State of his intention or wish to appear at the inquiry, has been required in writing by the Secretary of State to comply with the requirements of this paragraph,

shall serve a statement of case on each of the others, on the Secretary of State and on any or any other qualifying objector.

(2) A statement of case required to be served by the applicant or the relevant planning authority shall be served not later than —

(a) 6 weeks after the relevant date, or

(b) in any case where the Secretary of State causes a pre-inquiry meeting to be held pursuant to rule 5(1), 4 weeks after the conclusion of that meeting or the last such meeting.

(3) Any other statement of case shall be served not later than 4 weeks after the date of the Secretary of State’s notice requiring it to be served.

(4) The Secretary of State shall inform any person from whom he requires a statement of case in accordance with paragraph(1)(c) of the name and address of every person on whom the statement of case is required to be served.

(5) The Secretary of State or the inspector may require any person who has served a statement of case in accordance with this rule to provide such further information about the matters contained in the statement as he may specify.

(6) Any person serving a statement of case on the Secretary of State shall serve with it a copy of any document, or of the relevant part of any document, referred to in it.

(7) Where the Secretary of State considers it expedient, having regard to the number of qualifying objectors and the length of a statement of case, he may authorise any person required to serve a statement of case under paragraph (1)(c) to serve it only on the applicant, the relevant planning authority and himself; and where the Secretary of State so authorises he shall make arrangements for notice to be given to the other parties referred to in paragraph (1)(c), stating the times and places at which they may examine the statement of case and, where practicable, take copies of it.

(8) Where, in the case of an application under section 36 the Secretary of State has not given notice under rule 5(2) of his intention to cause a pre-inquiry meeting to be held, he shall not later than 12 weeks after the relevant date serve a written statement of the matters referred to in that paragraph on the applicant, the relevant planning authority and any person from whom he has required a statement of case under paragraph (1)(c).