The Infrastructure Planning (Compulsory Acquisition) Regulations 2010

Written representations about the proposed provision

13.—(1) An additional affected person, additional interested party, or interested party must ensure that any written representation that party may wish to make about the proposed provision is received by the Examining authority by the date specified in the timetable set under regulation 12, or otherwise under this rule, by the Examining authority.

(2) The Examining authority may at any time specify the date (being a date not earlier than the end of a period of 21 days) by which a written representation to be submitted from the applicant or an additional affected person must be received by the Examining authority.

(3) Any additional affected person, additional interested party, or interested party, who submits a written representation, must identify in their written representation those parts of the proposed provision with which they agree and those parts with which they do not agree and must state the reasons for such disagreement.

(4) The Examining authority must provide all additional affected persons and interested parties with the opportunity to comment on any written representations, responses and further information received by it.

(5) The Examining authority may in writing request—

(a) a specified number of additional copies of any representation;

(b) responses to questions posed by the Examining authority about the matters contained in any representation; and

(c) such further information about the matters contained in any representation as the Examining authority may specify;

and shall specify the date by which these must be received by it

(6) A person who receives a request in accordance with paragraph (5) must ensure that the additional copies, responses to written questions or further information are received by the Examining authority by the date specified.

(7) The Examining authority may disregard any written representations, responses or information received after the date specified for their receipt.

(8) The Examining authority must make all written representations, responses to written questions and further information received by it available in accordance with rule 15 as soon as is practicable.