# The Compulsory Purchase by Ministers (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 1994, Article 15: Procedure at inquiry


(1) Except as otherwise provided in these Rules, the inspector shall determine the procedure at an inquiry.
(2) Unless in any particular case the inspector with the consent of the Minister otherwise determines, the Minister shall begin and shall have the right of final reply; and the other persons entitled or permitted to appear shall be heard in such order as the inspector may determine.
(3) A person entitled to appear at an inquiry shall be entitled to call evidence, and the Minister and the statutory objectors shall be entitled to cross-examine persons giving evidence, but, subject to paragraphs (2), (4), (5) and (7), the calling of evidence and the cross-examination of persons giving evidence shall otherwise be at the inspector’s discretion.
(4) The inspector may refuse to permit—
(a) the giving or production of evidence,
(b) the cross-examination of persons giving evidence, or
(c) the presentation of any other matter,
which he considers to be irrelevant or repetitious; but where he refuses to permit the giving of oral evidence, the person wishing to give the evidence may submit to him any evidence or other matters in writing before the close of the inquiry.
(5) Where a person gives evidence at an inquiry by reading a summary in accordance with rule 14(4), the proof of evidence referred to in rule 14(1) shall, unless the person required to supply the summary notifies the inspector that he now wishes to rely on the contents of the summary only, be treated as tendered in evidence, and the person whose evidence the proof contains shall then be subject to cross-examination on it to the same extent as if it were evidence he had given orally.
(6) The inspector may direct that the Minister shall afford to any person appearing at an inquiry a reasonable opportunity to inspect and, where practicable and on payment of a reasonable charge, take copies of any document sent to or by him in accordance with this rule.
(7) The inspector may require any person appearing or present at an inquiry who, in his opinion, is behaving in a disruptive manner to leave and may refuse to permit that person to return, or may permit him to return only on such conditions as he may specify; but any such person may submit to him any evidence or other matters in writing before the close of the inquiry.
(8) The inspector may allow any person to alter or add to a statement of case served under rule 6 so far as may be necessary for the purposes of the inquiry; but he shall (if necessary by adjourning the inquiry) give every other person entitled to appear who is appearing at the inquiry an adequate opportunity of considering any fresh matter or document introduced by the Minister.
(9) The inspector may proceed with an inquiry in the absence of any person entitled to appear at it.
(10) The inspector may take into account any written representation or evidence or any other document received by him from any person before an inquiry opens or during the inquiry, provided that he discloses it at the inquiry. (11) The inspector may from time to time adjourn an inquiry and, if the date, time and place of the adjourned inquiry are announced at the inquiry before the adjournment, no further notice shall be required.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/3264/article/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/compulsory-purchase-by-ministers-inquiries-procedure-rules-1994/article-15
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