PART 5Hearings and inquiries

Additional provisions as to evidence and costs18

1

Subsections (2) to (5) of section 250 of the Local Government Act 19724 (local inquiries: evidence and costs) apply, with the modifications described in paragraph (2), to any hearing or inquiry under these Regulations as they apply to inquiries under that section.

2

The modifications are—

a

the reference to the person appointed to hold the inquiry is to be read as a reference to the appointed person;

b

the reference to a local authority in proviso (b) to subsection (2) is to be read as a reference to the Authority;

c

the reference to “such local authority” in subsection (4) is to be read as a reference to the Authority;

d

references to the Minister causing an inquiry to be held are to be read as references to the appointed person.

3

Section 322A of the Town and Country Planning Act 19905 (orders as to costs where no hearing or inquiry takes place) applies in relation to a hearing or an inquiry under these Regulations as it applies in relation to a hearing or local inquiry referred to in that section.

4

Subject to paragraphs (1) and (3), the costs of a hearing or an inquiry held under these Regulations must be defrayed by the Secretary of State.