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Article 13 Representatives of official bodies at inquiry

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(1)

An official body shall arrange for its representative to attend the inquiry if it has—

(a)

made an official case pursuant to rule 5; and

(b)

received, not later than 14 days before the date fixed for the holding of an inquiry, a written request for such attendance from the acquiring authority or from a statutory objector.

(2)

A person attending an inquiry as a representative in pursuance of this rule shall state the reasons in support of the official case in question and shall give evidence and be subject to cross-examination to the same extent as any other witness.

(3)

Nothing in paragraph (2) shall require a representative of an official body to answer any question which in the opinion of the inspector is directed to the merits of government policy.