# The Compulsory Purchase by Non-Ministerial Acquiring Authorities (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 1990, Article 13: Representatives of official bodies at inquiry


(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/512/article/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/compulsory-purchase-by-non-ministerial-acquiring-authorities-inquiries-procedure-rules-1990/article-13
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