Article 8 Further power of reporter to hold pre-inquiry meetings
Where no pre-inquiry meeting is held pursuant to rule 7, the reporter may hold one if he thinks it desirable.
The reporter shall arrange for not less than 2 weeks' written notice of a meeting he proposes to hold under paragraph (1) to be given to the acquiring authority, each statutory objector, any person known at the date of the notice to be entitled to appear at the inquiry and any other person whose presence at the meeting appears to him to be desirable.
Where the reporter proposes to hold a meeting under paragraph (1), he–
may by notice in writing require, by such date as he may determine, the acquiring authority, any statutory objector or any other person who has notified an intention or a wish to appear at the inquiry to serve an outline statement on the acquiring authority, each statutory objector or such other person, as the case may be, and on the Secretary of State;
shall preside and shall determine the matters to be discussed and the procedure to be followed at the meeting.
Where a pre-inquiry meeting has been held pursuant to paragraph (1), a further meeting may be held and, in that event, the reporter shall arrange for such notice to be given as appears to him to be necessary; and paragraph (3)(b) shall apply to such a meeting.