# Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979, Paragraph 9


(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, subsections (2) to (5) of section 250 of the Local Government Act 1972 (evidence and costs at local inquiries) shall apply to a public local inquiry held in pursuance of paragraph 6(2) above as they apply where a Minister or the Secretary of State causes an inquiry to be held under subsection (1) of that section.
(2) Subsection (4) of that section (costs of the Minister causing the inquiry to be held to be defrayed by such local authority or party to the inquiry as the Minister may direct) shall not apply except in so far as the Secretary of State is of opinion, having regard to the object and result of the inquiry, that his costs should be defrayed by any party thereto.
(3) In the application of this paragraph to Scotland, in sub-paragraph (1) for the words “subsections (2) to (5) of section 250 of the Local Government Act 1972 (evidence and costs at local inquiries)” there shall be substituted the words “subsections (2) to (8) of section 210 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (evidence and expenses at local inquiries)”, and in sub-paragraph (2) for the words “subsection (4) of that section (costs” there shall be substituted the words “subsection (7) of that section (expenses”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/46/schedule/1/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/ancient-monuments-and-archaeological-areas-act-1979/schedule-1/paragraph-9
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