Article 5 Preliminary action – acquiring authority and government departments
The acquiring authority, not later than 2 weeks after the relevant date, shall (unless it has already done so)–
serve on each statutory objector a written statement of its reasons for making the order; and
send a copy of the statement to the Secretary of State, and to any government department which has expressed in writing to the acquiring authority a view with respect to the proposals contained in the order where reference to that view has been included in the statement.
Where an acquiring authority considers a written representation by a government department to be relevant to that authority’s submissions at the inquiry, it shall not later than 2 weeks after receipt either of that representation or of the relevant notice (whichever is the later) send notification to the government department concerned that an inquiry is to be held; and the government department shall (unless it has already done so) supply to the acquiring authority a written statement setting out in detail the reasons for that representation.