14.—(1) Where an assessor has been appointed, he may, after the close of the inquiry, make a report in writing to the adjudicator in respect of the matters on which he was appointed to advise, and where he does so the adjudicator shall state in his notification of his decision pursuant to regulation 15 that such a report was made.
(2) If, after the close of an inquiry, the adjudicator proposes to take into consideration any new evidence or any new matter of fact which was not raised at the inquiry and which he considers to be material to his decision, he shall not come to a decision without first–
(a)notifying the persons entitled to appear at the inquiry who appeared at it of the matter in question; and
(b)affording to them an opportunity of making written representations to him with respect to it within three weeks of the date of the notification or of asking within that period for the re-opening of the inquiry.
(3) The adjudicator may, as he thinks fit, cause an inquiry to be re-opened, and he shall do so if asked by any proposer or relevant objector in the circumstances and within the period mentioned in paragraph (2); and where an inquiry is re-opened–
(a)the adjudicator shall send to the persons entitled to appear at the inquiry who appeared at it a written statement of the matters with respect to which further evidence is invited; and
(b)paragraphs (2) to (6) of regulation 9 shall apply as if the references to an inquiry were references to a re-opened inquiry.