The Infrastructure Planning (Compulsory Acquisition) Regulations 2010

Hearings about specific issues

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14.—(1) As soon as practicable after receipt of the notice referred to in regulation 9(a), the Examining authority must notify each additional affected person and each additional interested party, of the date, time and place fixed for any issue specific-hearing.

(2) Where the issue-specific hearing has already taken place, the Examining authority must arrange another and notify each additional affected person, each additional interested party, and each interested party of the date, time and place fixed for the further issue-specific hearing.

(3) If an issue-specific hearing has already been arranged but there is insufficient time for the Examining authority to give each additional affected person and each additional interested party 21 days’ notice of the date, time and place fixed for the issue-specific hearing, the Examining authority must rearrange it unless each additional affected person, each additional interested party and each interested party agree in writing that it should take place on the original date.

(4) Except as mentioned in paragraph (3), the Examining authority must ensure that at least 21 days’ notice is given of any issue-specific hearing to each additional affected person, each additional interested party, and each interested party.