The Town and Country Planning (Inquiries Procedure) (Scotland) Rules 1997

Precognitions

12.—(1) A person entitled to appear at an inquiry who proposes to give, or to call another person to give, evidence at the inquiry by reference to a precognition shall send a copy of the precognition to the reporter together with, subject to paragraph (2) of this rule, a written summary.

(2) A written summary shall not be required in relation to a precognition which contains fewer than 2000 words.

(3) The precognition and any summary shall be sent to the reporter–

(a) not later than 2 weeks before the date fixed for the holding of the inquiry; or

(b) by such other date as the reporter may specify.

(4) Where the applicant or the planning authority send a copy of the precognition to a reporter in accordance with paragraph (1) of this rule they shall at the same time send a copy of that precognition and any summary to the planning authority or the applicant, as the case may be, and to any statutory party; and where any other party so sends such a copy he shall at the same time also send a copy to the applicant, the planning authority and any statutory party.

(5) Where a written summary is provided in accordance with paragraph (1) of this rule, only that summary shall be read out at the inquiry, unless the reporter permits or requires otherwise.

(6) Any person required by this rule to send a copy of a precognition to any other person shall send with it a copy of the whole, or the relevant part, of any document referred to in it, unless a copy of the document or part of the document in question is already available for inspection pursuant to rule 13(2).

(7) The planning authority shall afford to any person who so requests a reasonable opportunity to inspect and, where practicable, take copies of any precognition, summary or document sent to or by them in accordance with this rule.